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Passive transport is a means of moving biochemicals, and other atomic or molecular substances, across membranes. Unlike active transport, this process does not involve chemical energy.
Passive transport is dependent on the permeability of the cell membrane, which, in turn, is dependent on the organization and characteristics of the membrane lipids and proteins.
The four main kinds of passive transport are diffusion, facilitated diffusion, filtration and osmosis.
An example would be osmosis; in osmosis, water molecules move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
Carrier proteins are sometimes used during passive transport.
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What transportation does not require energy?
Passive
Is diffusion used in passive transportation?
yes
What are the kinds of transports?
Active transportation and passive transportation (found in facilitated diffusion and osmosis)
Does osmosis need ATP?
Never. It`s a passive transportation.
What is transportation function?
Passive transport refers to the movement of biochemicals and other atomic or molecular substances across cell membranes. The function of the passive transport is that it is used in filtration and osmosis processes.
What is a key characteristic of passive transport?
No energy is needed. Transportation costs no ATP
How is active transportation different from passive transportation?
The movement of materials across the cell membrane without using cellular energy is called passive transport. The movement of materials against a concentration difference is known as active transport. Active transport requires energy.
What is transportation without using energy in a cell called?
Passive transport and this can be done two ways, through osmosis and diffusion.
What is the passive transportation of substances across the cell membrane called?
Passive transportation of substances across the cell membrane is called passive diffusion. It does not require energy input from the cell and relies on the concentration gradient to move molecules from high concentration to low concentration.
What is active trasportation?
active transportation is the movement of molecules from a less crowded area to a more crowded area. passive transportation is the movement of molecules from a more crowded area to a less crowned area.
Why is energy needed for transport?
Molecules are moving against a 'concentration' gradient. Active transportation moving from low to high concentration, while passive transportation such as osmosis and diffusion go from high to low concentration.
Why does active transport energy?
Active transport requires energy because you are going against a gradient. Active transportation moving from low to high concentration, while passive transportation such as osmosis and diffusion go from high to low concentration. One example of passive transportation is a river. Floating downstream does not require any energy. You are simply moving with the gradient. If you wanted to go upstream, you would have to paddle. This requires an input of energy similar to active transport.
