Which of the following would increase the rate of mediated transport?

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Increasing the number of available carrier molecules would increase the rate of mediated transport as there would be more carriers available to transport molecules across the membrane. Changing the shape of the binding site on the carrier molecule (B) may decrease the rate of transport as it may prevent the molecules from binding to the carrier. Increasing the number of competitive molecules (C) would decrease the rate of transport as there would be more molecules competing for the limited number of carrier molecules. Filling all binding sites on carrier molecules (D) may decrease the rate of transport as there would be no more available binding sites for molecules to bind to. Removing the binding site on the carrier molecule (E) would prevent the carrier from transporting molecules altogether.

Which of the Following Would Increase the Rate of Mediated