Glucose is a large molecule that needs help entering a cell. Which is the most likely pathway glucose will take to enter the cell?

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Glucose will enter the cell through the phospholipid bilayer by diffusion.
Glucose will enter the cell through the phospholipid bilayer by diffusion.

Glucose will pass through protein channels in a process called osmosis.
Glucose will pass through protein channels in a process called osmosis.

Glucose will pass through protein channels in a process called facilitated diffusion.
Glucose will pass through protein channels in a process called facilitated diffusion.

Glucose will enter the cell through the phospholipid bilayer by osmosis.

Answer 1

The most likely pathway glucose will take to enter the cell is:

Glucose will pass through protein channels in a process called facilitated diffusion.

Facilitated diffusion is a type of passive transport that uses specific protein channels to help larger or polar molecules, like glucose, cross the cell membrane without the expenditure of energy.