This is a description of active transport.
active transport is different from diffusion. active transport has to do with the movement of chemical substance through a gradient of concentration. diffusion has to do with requiring the expenditure of energy
The active transport is carried out with the help of carrier proteins and in several cases these carriers behave like enzymes. The action of such enzymes is a bit different as the solute is transported unchanged to the other side of the membrane.
Molecules can move against concentration gradient by a movement called active transport. Molecules move from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration by using chemical energy called ATP or an electrochemical gradient--either way, it uses cellular energy.
Passive transport is when molecules pass freely through the membrane moving from the higher concentration area to the region of lower concentration. Three examples of this are diffusion, osmosis, and active transport.
Passive transport is a biological process that allows molecules to move across a cell membrane without the use of energy. It occurs down the concentration gradient, from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. Common types of passive transport include simple diffusion, facilitated diffusion, and osmosis.
active transport is different from diffusion. active transport has to do with the movement of chemical substance through a gradient of concentration. diffusion has to do with requiring the expenditure of energy
The active transport is carried out with the help of carrier proteins and in several cases these carriers behave like enzymes. The action of such enzymes is a bit different as the solute is transported unchanged to the other side of the membrane.
active transport -transport against concentration gradient that requires chemical energy passive transport- requires no energy at all
Molecules can move against concentration gradient by a movement called active transport. Molecules move from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration by using chemical energy called ATP or an electrochemical gradient--either way, it uses cellular energy.
Passive transport is when molecules pass freely through the membrane moving from the higher concentration area to the region of lower concentration. Three examples of this are diffusion, osmosis, and active transport.
Passive transport is a biological process that allows molecules to move across a cell membrane without the use of energy. It occurs down the concentration gradient, from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. Common types of passive transport include simple diffusion, facilitated diffusion, and osmosis.
Active transport is the movement of a substance across a cell membrane using chemical energy. This process requires the use of a carrier protein and ATP to transport molecules against their concentration gradient.
chemical energy (from molecules such as saccharides, fats, proteins we eat) that is transformed into ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) in cell respiration (glycolysis, Krebs' Cycle and Electron Transport Chain). Whenever a pump at a cell membrane wants to get a substance in low concentration to an area of high concentration, it makes molecules of ATP bind to it, these ATP molecules split into ADP (AdenosineDIphosphate) + Pi and therefore release this very chemical energy that was stored in cell respiration. Eventually, it is this energy that also makes the pump work.
This is an example of active transport, specifically primary active transport. In this process, the cell uses energy in the form of ATP to move solutes against their concentration gradient, allowing the kidney cell to maintain the proper balance of salts in the body.
Active transport requires the expenditure of energy by the cells. It is an uphill movement of a substance through a living cell membrane. Adenosine triphosphate or ATP is a chemical substance that gives the energy required for the active transport process. ATP is produced in the mitochondria using energy from nutrients and is capable of releasing that energy to do work in the cell. There is a breakdown of APT and a use of energy that makes this process possible. Cellular energy is required to move substances from a low concentration to a high concentration. Because the formation and breakdown of ATP requires complex cellular activity, active transport mechanisms can take place only through living membranes.
Diffusion is the flow of a compound from an area of higher to lower concentration. In a cell water freely diffuses in and out of the cell dependent on the concentration of solutes while larger charged ions and other chemicals have specific channels and carriers. Changing concentration is a chemical change.
Passive transport occurs when molecules move across a cell membrane without the use of energy. This process relies on the natural movement of molecules from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration, down their concentration gradient. The main types of passive transport include diffusion, osmosis, and facilitated diffusion.