During exposure to elevated glucose, a yeast cell will increase its uptake of glucose.  Describe the mechanism by which the yeast sense the extracellular glucose.

A. by glucose uptake through glucose transporters
B. by the increase in energy inside the cell when the glucose is metabolized
C. by glucose diffusing into the nucleus and binding to transcription factors
D. by glucose binding to glucose receptors
E. by the increase in energy outside the cell when the glucose is metabolized


Answer: D

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