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Passive transport can involve protein doorways, known as channel proteins or carrier proteins, but it is not always required. Some substances can diffuse directly through the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane without assistance. In contrast, larger or polar molecules typically need these proteins to facilitate their movement across the membrane. Regardless of the mechanism, passive transport does not require energy, as substances move along their concentration gradient.

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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.


Do protein molecules use active or passive transport?

They are too large to travel by passive transport. They must be broken down into amino acids and even those are too large and must use active transport. Those that are transported use protein channels and these include ions, amino acids, peptides, sugars, and other molecules that are mostly hydrophilic.


Is water an active or passive transport?

Water can use both passive and active transport mechanisms. Passive transport involves movement of water molecules across a membrane without the need for energy, while active transport involves the use of energy to move water molecules against their concentration gradient.


When does a cell not have to use energy?

Passive transport


What types of transport require ATP?

The two types of cell trnsport it Passive Transport and Active Transport. Active Transport does require energy to move into and out of the cell. Passive Transport doesn't require energy to move into and out of the cell. Hope I helped!


What is it called when the movement of materials through a cell membrane without using the cells energy?

Passive transport does not use energy to pass through a cell membrane. active transport uses energy to pass through a cell membrane.


Exocytosis active or passive?

active


What does active transport look like?

The only different between passive and active transport is the use of energy. In passive transport, molecules can either diffuse across the membrane, go through an aquaporin or use a passive transporter. In active transport, energy needs to be released, and it is usually because you are trying to transport a molecule or ion up its concentration gradient.


Movement of substance without the use of ener?

Passive transport


Does facilitated diffusion require ATP?

In cells, passive diffusion is energy independent and therefore does not require ATP. This is opposed to active transport which requires either energy in the form of ATP or a charge gradient to move a molecule or ion across the membrane.


How do you use passive transport in a sentence?

Passive transport is a process in cells where substances move across the cell membrane without requiring energy input. An example of passive transport is the movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide across the cell membrane through simple diffusion.


What is a passive trasport?

Passive transport is the movement of molecules through cell membranes with out the use of energy by the cell