At the renal plasma threshold

A) the urine has too little glucose.
B) blood volume is so great that nephrons cannot keep up.
C) more glucose is in the blood, limiting the amount of glucose that can be reabsorbed.
D) more glucose is in the filtrate than active transport can handle.


D

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