Active transport.
Substances naturally (passively) spread out evenly. This means there is a net movement from higher to lower concentrations. The process is diffusion, and no energy input is required.
For a substance to move the other way (up or against the concentration gradient) a supply of energy is required. This process (active transport) will not happen in non-living systems, but cells can supply energy, for example in the form of ATP.
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The concentration gradient is the difference in concentration of a molecule between one area and an adjacent area. This difference creates a gradient that drives the movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration, a process known as diffusion.
Active transport
Active transport uses energy to move molecules against their concentration gradient, from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration. This process requires the use of transport proteins and cellular energy in the form of ATP.
Ribose is a small molecule that can diffuse across cell membranes through simple diffusion, facilitated by its size and structure. It moves along its concentration gradient from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. This process does not require energy from the cell.
Facilitated diffusion is a passive process whereby a molecule is "carried" across a semi-permeable membrane by a channel or protein carrier. Like diffusion, this process requires no energy, however, since passive diffusion can drive movement against a concentration gradient it is not really diffusion.
diffusion
diffusion
The concentration gradient is the difference in concentration of a molecule between one area and an adjacent area. This difference creates a gradient that drives the movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration, a process known as diffusion.
Active transport
Diffusion describes the spread of molecules through random motion from regions of higher concentration to regions of lower concentration.
Osmosis is the movement of water molecules across a semipermeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration. Diffusion is the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. Osmosis specifically involves the movement of water molecules, while diffusion can involve any type of molecule.
Active transport uses energy to move molecules against their concentration gradient, from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration. This process requires the use of transport proteins and cellular energy in the form of ATP.
Osmosis is the process of water moving from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.
Osmosis is the process of water moving from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.
Osmosis is the process of water moving from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.
The movement of particles from an area of low concentration to high concentration is an active process.
The process that occurs when molecules move from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration, against the concentration gradient, is called active transport. This process requires energy to pump molecules across the cell membrane.