All of the Following Statements About Facilitated Diffusion Are Correct

All of the following statements about facilitated diffusion are correct EXCEPT

A) a plot of rate of uptake by cells of the pertinent substance would be expected to give a hyperbolic curve.
B) depending on conditions, transport could occur in either direction across the membrane.
C) the process can allow a substance in cells to be accumulated against a concentration gradient.
D) an interaction between the substance transported and a membrane component is likely to occur.
E) competitive inhibition of the transport of a substance by its chemical analogs is likely to occur.