Some bacterial cells can grow on either ethanol (CH3CH2OH) or acetate (CH3COO-) as their only carbon source. Dr. Jones measured the rate at which the two compounds cross the bacterial plasma membrane but accidentally failed to label his data accurately.

A. Plot the data from the table above

B. Determine from your graph whether the data describing compound A corresponds to the uptake of ethanol or acetate. How do you come to this conclusion?

C. If you wanted to determine the rate of transport for compounds A and B at different concentrations of substrate, what equations would you use for each? (You do not need to solve this equation)