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Facilitated diffusion
No. Facilitated diffusion is a type of passive transport.
Facilitated diffusion because carrier proteins are being used.
Carrier proteins is important in facilitated diffusion. Facilitated diffusion transports molecules from one area of higher concentration on one side of the membrane to an area of lower concentration on the other side .Because the molecules are moving down their concentration gradient , facilitated diffusion is passive transport.
Transport proteins and carrier proteins
1. Facilitated Diffusion 2. Filtration 3. Osmosis
Facilitated diffusion = down concentration gradient, it just uses a carrier protein (doesn't need energy)Active transport =goes UP concentration gradient with the help of a carrier protein and ENERGY
There are three forms of passive transport, or the movement of biochemical and other atomic or molecular substances across the cell membranes. They are: osmosis, simple diffusion or facilitated diffusion, and filtration.
Facilitated Diffusion
PASSIVE TRANSPORTS ARE OF TWO TYPES. 1)SIMPLE DIFFUSION 2)FACILITATED DIFFUSION 1)SIMPLE DIFFUSION:-diffusion of water and dissolved gas is simple. when concentration on both sides of membrane becomes the same,it stops. 2)FACILITATED DIFFUSION:-this also occurs along concentration gradient with help of carrier molecules.
passive
No. Facilitated diffusion is an example of passive transport because it does not require the cell to expend energy.