Item BF018005: Small molecules like amino acids can pass through capillary walls but large molecules like proteins cannot.
What molecules can pass through the walls of microscopically small blood vessels (capillaries)?
- Both small molecules like amino acids and large molecules like proteins can pass through capillary walls.
- Small molecules like amino acids can pass through capillary walls, but large molecules like proteins cannot.
- Large molecules like proteins can pass through capillary walls, but small molecules like amino acids cannot.
- Neither large molecules like proteins nor small molecules like amino acids can pass through capillary walls.
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- Students Responding Correctly
Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
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Overall | 732 | 1558 | 47% |
Grades | |||
6–8 | 423 | 1000 | 42% |
9–12 | 307 | 554 | 55% |
Gender | |||
Male | 347 | 745 | 47% |
Female | 371 | 782 | 47% |
Primary Language | |||
English | 673 | 1394 | 48% |
Other | 44 | 134 | 33% |