MCAT Question of the Day
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    Q:

    		 Regulation of osmotic pressure is essential for organisms. Substantially higher concentrations of extracellular solutes like salts and glucose can be extremely inhibitory to normal metabolic functions by withdrawing water from cells. To manage osmotic pressure, which of the following strategies is least likely to be effective for a cell?
    		 

    A

    		 for managing extracellular glucose, assembling glycogen inside the cell

    B

    		 for managing extracellular sodium chloride, importing salt into the cell

    C

    		 for managing extracellular sucrose, producing a different solute like glycerol inside the cell

    D

    		 for managing extracellular glucose, degrading the cell's starch into glucose



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