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It transports Na+ and K+ ions up their concentration gradients.
Because a pump sucks in the water or other material, the sodium-potassium pump also sucks these two in and then moves them from place to place.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoA sodium-potassium pump is considered a form of primary active transport because ATP is needed in order for the pump to export 3 Na+ from the cell as well as to import 2 K+ into the cell. When the sodium ions bind to the pump, ATP is hydrolyzed into ADP and an inorganic phosphate. This release of energy allows the inorganic phosphate to bind to the pump, thereby changing its shape and allowing for the import of potassium ions and the export of sodium ions.
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∙ 14y agoBecause it actively pumps out the sodium or potassium via active transport.
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Does active transport require a transport protein?
Active transport requires the use of ATP because in active transport things move against the concentration gradient. Usually there is a protien pump (which is a form of a transport protien) that does this.
Is Active transport high to low or low to high concentration?
Active transport. To go "upstream" requires ATP, a form of energy, to pump against the ion gradient.
Which pump transports ions against their concentration?
active transport pump
Active transport pump that helps move materials form low to high concentrations?
Thesodium-potassium pump uses active transport to move 3 sodium ions to the outside of the cell for each 2 potassium ions that it moves in.
Is carrier proteins passive transport or active transport?
Carrier proteins can use active or passive transport depending on what type of carrier protein it is (meaning what the protein transports). The form of passive transport that they use is facilitated diffusion. An example of active transport is the Sodium Potassium pump. Active transport requires ATP. Facilitated diffusion is used to transport polar molecules and ions that cannot directly cross the cell membrane. Facilitated diffusion doesn't require energy.
A form of active transport in cells?
B. a soudium-potassium pump.
In cells a form of active transport is?
B: A Sodium-potassium pump
Does active transport require a transport protein?
Active transport requires the use of ATP because in active transport things move against the concentration gradient. Usually there is a protien pump (which is a form of a transport protien) that does this.
In cells a form of active transport is what?
One form of active transport is the vacuoles that hold the water and energy to transport to the nucleus which controls all the cell's activities!!
Is Active transport high to low or low to high concentration?
Active transport. To go "upstream" requires ATP, a form of energy, to pump against the ion gradient.
The Na-K pump is an example of active transport?
Bulk Transport is an example of active transport. The process by which amoeba engulfs its food and secretes is a type of active transport. Amoeba forms false feet like pseudopodia and engulf food.Active and Passive transport both are related with plasma membrane. Active Transport is the transport of food across plasma membrane with expenditure of energy.
Which pump transports ions against their concentration?
active transport pump
What value is the active transport of potassium ion which requires ATP?
Na+/K+ ATPase active transport pump
Is glucose molecule passive or active transport?
Secondary active transport aka facilitated diffusion [depending on your teacher].
Does facilitated transport have a sodium potassium pump?
The sodium potassium pump requires ATP - i.e. it is involved in active transport, not facilitated transport.
An example of active transport?
sodium-potassium pump
Sodium potassium pump is an example of what?
Active transport
