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Which of these molecules can pass through a cell via active transport?

1. Starch
2. Glucose
3. Oxygen
4. Ethanol

Asked by Lawson, Last updated: Apr 21, 2024

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candi

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Answered Oct 13, 2019

My son had the exact question on his exam and he put circled Glucose. I think he was right.

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John Smith

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Answered Sep 13, 2016

Glucose

Starch is too large to pass through the proteins on the membrane of a cell, and Oxygen and Ethanol pass through the phospholipid bi-layer via passive transport and cannot be stopped.
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