Amino acids tend to diffuse from a blood capillary to the adjacent cell because
a. this is the only direction they can move
b. the brain directs the movement into cells
c. the cell needs the amino acids to make protein
d. the concentration of amino acids is lower in the cell.
Answer: d. the concentration of amino acids is lower in the cell.
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