James is working with the lac operon of escherichia coli (e. coli). he places the bacteria on a plate of growth media. based on the current understanding of this operon, which hypothesis would be useful for james to test?

the solute can move "downhill," from regions of higher to lower concentration, relying on the specificity of the protein carrier to pass through the membrane. this process is called passive transport or facilitated diffusion, and does not require energy.

1. b.

2. d.

3. a.

5. d.

6. c.

these are the only ones that i know, i hope this , and good luck.