How would you compare and contrast diffusion and active transport?

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TheProteanGirl
Apr 26, 2018

Diffusion: Solute going from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. Cell does NOT use energy to do this.

Active Transport: Solute going from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration BUT we do use energy here because the cell has to physically pump or transport the molecules across the membrane. With big molecules that needs a lot of energy.

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