A graph of the rate of glucose transport via the GLUT1 transporter vs.glucose concentration would have a ________ shape indicating that higher glucose concentrations increase the rate of transport until all the sites are saturated.

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The graph would have a hyperbolic shape because the rate of glucose transport increases with glucose concentration up to a point where all transporter sites are saturated, beyond which the rate no longer increases, reflecting the characteristics of Michaelis-Menten kinetics typical of many enzyme-catalyzed reactions, including transporter-mediated transport.

A Graph of the Rate of Glucose Transport Via the GLUT1