When a small, polar solute binds to a membrane protein that then changes shape and transports the solute across the membrane, the process is known as

A.  simple diffusion.
B.  channel-mediated diffusion.
C.  carrier-mediated diffusion.
D.  active transport.
E.  endocytosis.


C

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