Glucose is a six- carbon sugar that diffuses slowly through artificial phospholipid bilayers. The cells lining the small intestine, however, rapidly move large quantities of glucose from the glucose- rich food into their glucose- poor cytoplasm. Given this information, which transport mechanism is most probably functioning in the intestinal cells?

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Facilitated diffusion is the transport mechanism that allows glucose to move rapidly across cell membranes with the help of specific transport proteins, which is necessary for the efficient uptake of glucose in intestinal cells.

Glucose Is a Six- Carbon Sugar That Diffuses Slowly Through