Cells A and B are the same size, shape, and temperature, but cell A is metabolically less active than cell B, and cell B is actively converting oxygen to water in cellular respiration. Oxygen will diffuse more rapidly into cell __________ because __________.

• A. A; the concentration gradient there is shallower
• B. A; its membrane transport proteins will not be saturated
• C. B; the oxygen molecules inside cell B have a higher kinetic energy
• D. B; the gradient of oxygen is oriented in the opposite direction compared to cell A
• E. B; the diffusion gradient in cell B is steeper