The brain uses a lot of glucose. How does glucose pass through the blood-brain-barrier?

A. Glucose Channels
B. Simple Diffusion
C. Aquaporins
D. Transporters


Answer: D. Transporters

Biology & Microbiology

You might also like to view...

In order to transfer all the genes to an F- cell we would need how long?

a. 1 minute b. 20 minutes c. 3 minutes d. 14 minutes e. 5 minutes

Biology & Microbiology

Hunters waiting to kill "prize bucks" over smaller white-tailed deer can possibly change allele frequencies of the deer population. If smaller deer are speared this could lead to

A. no adverse effects on the white-tailed deer species. B. a founder effect, from hunting, will allow small groups of larger white-tailed deer to establish habitats away from human populations. C. directional selection for smaller white-tailed deer will result in fewer "prize bucks." D. natural selection of deer with large antlers. E. a bottleneck effect, from hunting, that will cause extinction of the white-tailed deer.

Biology & Microbiology

Genetic change in bacteria is accomplished by which of the following?

A. Genetic recombination B. Gene exchange between bacteria C. Mutation D. All of the above are correct.

Biology & Microbiology

Which of the following genera fix nitrogen nonsymbiotically?

A. Rhizobium B. Nitrosomonas C. Azotobacter D. Nitrobacter

Biology & Microbiology