Define the term transport maximum and describe a way cells can increase their transport capacity.
What will be an ideal response?
The transport maximum occurs when all carrier binding sites are filled with substrate. At this point adding more substrate will no longer increase the rate of transport. In order to increase the capacity and raise the maximum rate of transport, some cells can increase the number of carrier proteins in the membrane.
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