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Is transport protein required for nonpolar molecules?

Yes because the lipid bilayer is polar.


Why is energy required in passive transport to occur?

Energy is not required for passive transport to occur. Passive transport processes such as diffusion and osmosis rely on the inherent kinetic energy of molecules to move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration without the need for external energy input.


What method of transport is required when molecules must be moved against the concentration gradient?

There are multiple ways for cells to transport things across a difference in concentration. The most common process is diffusion, which is the movement from high concentration to low. Osmosis is the most popular example of this. Facilitated Diffusion is basically diffusion with the use of proteins that are specified for certain molecules. Active Transport is the method by which molecules are transported from low concentration to high concentration.


Is ATP consumption active or passive?

ATP consumption is an active process. It provides the energy required for various cellular functions, such as muscle contraction, active transport of molecules across membranes, and biochemical reactions. These processes require energy input, making them active rather than passive, which would not involve energy expenditure.


When active transport used to move molecules what is required?

Active transport requires energy, typically derived from ATP, to move molecules against their concentration gradient. This process involves specific transport proteins or pumps in the cell membrane that facilitate the movement of substances into or out of the cell. Unlike passive transport, which relies on concentration differences, active transport allows cells to maintain essential concentrations of ions and nutrients necessary for various cellular functions.

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What effect does lack of oxygen have on active transport?

Lack of oxygen impairs aerobic metabolism, which is needed to produce the ATP required for active transport processes. This can lead to a decrease in the efficiency and effectiveness of active transport mechanisms, ultimately affecting the ability of cells to maintain ion gradients and transport molecules across membranes.


How do you'r body's cells get the things they need to survive?

Every cell in the body has access to essential nutrients through the circulatory system. Molecules in the blood diffuse out of capillaries where their concentration is high, into surrounding tissue fluid where they are required. For small molecules, such as water and gasses, this is allowed by tiny holes in the membranes just big enough for them to pass through. Larger molecules such as glycogen and proteins must be drawn into cells by a process called active transport, where gates embedded in the cell membranes are use ATP to pull desired molecules into the cell.


Is transport protein required for nonpolar molecules?

Yes because the lipid bilayer is polar.


How do faciliated diffusion and active transport differ?

In active transport, the molecules are carried against the force of diffusion. This is the opposite of facilitated transport. Also in active transport, energy in the form of ATP is required, since the molecules move against the normal flow. Note that energy is not needed in facilitated transport. Bard, Susan, Mary Alice Jost. Multimediated Lectures in Biology. Seventh Edition. Howard Community College, MD. 2003. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- *Active transport: Transport of molecules AGAINST the concentration gradient with the use of a PROTEIN CARRIER. This uses ATP. Facilitated transport: Moving of molecules through a semi permeable membrane witht he use of the cell's "facility's" AKA Protein carriers or Channels. *Gowda, Vishal. 10th Grade AP Biology Student. How about that? 2008 son!


Why is energy required in passive transport to occur?

Energy is not required for passive transport to occur. Passive transport processes such as diffusion and osmosis rely on the inherent kinetic energy of molecules to move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration without the need for external energy input.


Carrier molecules in the plasma membrane are only required for active transport?

Carrier molecules in the plasma membrane are actually used for both active and passive transport of molecules. In active transport, carrier proteins use energy to move molecules against their concentration gradient, while in passive transport, carrier proteins facilitate the movement of molecules down their concentration gradient without the need for energy input.


When engery is required from a cell to move molecules across the cell membrane it is called?

It is called active transport.


Is enewrgy required for the movement of water molecules across the cell membrane?

No. Osmosis is a form of passive transport.


What is facilited diffusion?

Facilitated Diffusion is the movement of molecules across cell membranes through protein channels and carrier proteins.Facilitated diffusion is a passive transport process, aka no energy required, where substances move down their concentration gradient (high concentration to low concentration) across a protein through a membrane protein because it is unable to diffuse directly through the phospholipid portion of the membrane itself.Diffusion of molecules assisted by protein channels that pierce a cell membrane


Does Passive transport uses ATP to move molecules against their concentration gradient?

No, passive transport does not require ATP because it moves molecules along their concentration gradient, from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. ATP is only required for active transport, which moves molecules against their concentration gradient.


Is energy used to move ions an molecules across membranes in your nerves and kidneys?

Yes, energy is required to move ions and molecules across membranes in nerves and kidneys. Most commonly, this energy comes from ATP hydrolysis, which provides the necessary energy for active transport processes such as ion pumps, co-transporters, and exchangers to move substances against their concentration gradients. This process is essential for maintaining proper ion gradients and overall cellular function.


Facilitated transport means?

Facilitated diffusion Facilitated diffusion in cell membrane, showing ion channels and carrier proteins Facilitated diffusion (or facilitated transport) is a process of diffusion, a form of passive transport facilitated by transport proteins. The facilitated diffusion may occur either across biological membranes or through aqueous compartments of an organism. Polar molecules and charged ions are dissolved in water but they can not diffuse freely across cell membranes due to the hydrophobic nature of the lipids that make up the lipid bilayers. Only small nonpolar molecules, such as oxygen can diffuse easily across the membrane. All polar molecules should be transported across membranes by proteins that form transmembrane channels. These channels are gated so they can open and close, thus regulating the flow of ions or small polar molecules. Larger molecules are transported by transmembrane carrier proteins, such as permeases that change their conformation as the molecules are carried through, for example glucose or amino acids. Non-polar molecules, such as retinol or fatty acids are poorly soluble in water. They are transported through aqueous compartments of cells or through extracellular space by water-soluble carriers as retinol binding protein. The metabolites are not changed because no energy is required for facilitated diffusion. Only permease changes its shape in order to transport the metabolites. The form of transport through cell membrane which modifies its metabolites is the group translocation transportation.