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if you mean that active transport is an act of diffusion, than yes it is.
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Is osmosis trans active?
Osmosis is a passive form of diffusion as it travels downa concentration gradiant, as opposed to active transport; a type of diffusion that can go against a conc. grad.
Three ways that substances can move into and out of a cell?
One way is diffusion, another is osmosis and Active transport.
Is diffusiona type of passive transport or active transport?
Passive transport is where materials are transported across a membrane without the use of stored energy. Active transport is where materials are transported across a membrane using ATP, or another source of stored cellular energy. Diffusion is where solutes flow across a membrane in response to a concentration gradient, and requires no energy input to occur. Therefore, diffusion is a form of passive transport.
Is active or passive transport involved?
In active transport the ATP is used to pump molecules up the concentration gradient. Transport of molecules occurs from a low concentration of solute to high concentration of solute and requires cellular energy. While passive transport involves carriers, channels, or direct diffusion through a membrane.
How do nutrients first enter a cell?
nutrient are broken down before entering the cell.small parts of nutrients are taken inside a cell be diffusion and passive transport. there is no energy usage this kind of transport. but there are some big molecules that can not enter cell membrane. so there are taken by active transport.(there is a energy usage in active transport).
What is it called when materials move from lower to higher concentration?
Specifically Diffusion, but it is also active transport
What is the way the active transport differs from diffusion?
Active transport uses energy while diffusion does not
What processes can take place in a root hair cell when oxygen is not available?
active transport and osmosis
Is diffusion through ion channels a form of active transport?
Facilitated diffusion, or diffusion through ion channels, is not a form of active transport. It is a spontaneous passive transport.
Are osmotically active substances simple diffusion or active transport?
simple diffusion.
What role does a membrane play in active transport?
They act as barriers to the diffusion of certain substances.Read more: What_role_does_the_cellular_membrane_play_in_passive_transport
How is the active transport different from diffusion?
The main difference is that diffusion does not require energy and active transport does require energy. Just for the record diffusion has a concentration that moves from high to low, and active transport has a concentration that moves from low to high. (Hope this helps to answer your question!)
What are Vesicle mediated transport is a type of?
facilitated diffusion, secondary active transport and active transport
What are Vesicle-mediated transport is a type of?
facilitated diffusion, secondary active transport and active transport
Is diffusion an example of active transport or passive transport?
Diffusion is an example of passive transport, like osmosis(the diffusion of water through a membrane).
What requires energy diffusion fcilitated diffusion osmosis active transport?
b and c active transpot and faciliated
What is the main way that active transport differs diffusion?
ATP is required for active transport.
