Multiple choice

When a dilute solution of glucose reaches the small intestine it is _______.

  1. absorbed rapidly by active transport with sodium ions

  2. absorbed by facilitated diffusion like fructose

  3. lost with undigested food as its concentration is very low

  4. absorbed rapidly by passive transport

  5. absorbed slowly
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Explanation

Glucose is rapidly absorbed in the small intestine along with sodium ions by the process called as active transport by co transport.

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