When a small, polar solute binds to a membrane protein that then changes shape and transports the solute across the membrane, the process is known as
A) simple diffusion.
B) channel-mediated diffusion.
C) carrier-mediated diffusion.
D) active transport.
E) endocytosis.

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Carrier-mediated diffusion involves a membrane protein changing shape to transport a small, polar solute across the membrane.

When a Small, Polar Solute Binds to a Membrane Protein