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?
- Small molecules cannot enter a cell because the interior of a cell is solid.
- Small molecules cannot enter a cell because the interior of a cell is already filled with air.
- Small molecules cannot enter a cell because the interior of a cell is already filled with water.
- Small molecules enter a cell by passing through a membrane that covers cells.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 6391 |
6–8 n = 3985 |
9–12 n = 2388 |
Male n = 3126 |
Female n = 3145 |
English n = 5683 |
Other n = 555 |
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| A. | 9% | 11% | 7% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% |
| B. | 10% | 11% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 12% |
| C. | 14% | 15% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 15% |
| D. | 67% | 64% | 72% | 65% | 69% | 67% | 64% |