Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Movement into and out of cells

Movement into and out of cells — practice question

The graph illustrates how the rate at which glucose enters a cell varies as the glucose concentration outside the cell changes. What causes the plateau at X?

  • AAll the carrier proteins are saturated with glucose.
  • BThe carrier proteins are denatured and no longer able to function.
  • CThe cell has used up its supply of ATP.
  • DThe concentrations of glucose inside and outside the cell are equal.

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