Which of the following statements about the proximal convoluted tubule of the mammalian kidney is false?

A. It is impermeable to water.
B. It has thick walls with microvilli.
C. It is the first section of the renal tubule that
filtrate encounters after passing into
Bowman's space.
D. It reabsorbs glucose and amino acids
filtered by the glomerulus.
E. The epithelial cells of the proximal
convoluted tubule have abundant
mitochondria to supply the energy for active
reabsorption of solutes.


A

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