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Item CE093002: Small molecules enter the cell through the cell membrane.

What is TRUE about small molecules such as amino acids, fatty acids, and simple sugars entering a cell?

  1. Small molecules cannot enter a cell because the interior of a cell is solid.
  2. Small molecules cannot enter a cell because the interior of a cell is already filled with air.
  3. Small molecules cannot enter a cell because the interior of a cell is already filled with water.
  4. Small molecules enter a cell by passing through a membrane that covers cells.
Distribution of Responses
Chart showing distrubtion of responses for Item 093002
Students Responding Correctly
Group Correct Total Percent
Overall 4282 6391 67%
Grades
  6–8 2551 3985 64%
  9–12 1723 2388 72%
Gender
  Male2024312665%
  Female2181314569%
Primary Language
  English3830568367%
  Other35555564%

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