Sodium and glucose are transported together from the intestinal lumen into an intestinal cell. The carrier protein is a(n) ________ and the process is called ________.

A. antiport; countertransport
B. antiport; cotransport
C. symport; cotransport
D. symport; countertransport
E. uniport; facilitated diffusion


Answer: C

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