How does active transport molecule movement differ from passive transport?

it tells us to discuss how the concentration of molecules move

1 Answer
Apr 6, 2018

They are opposites of each other.

Explanation:

Passive transport is like diffusion, it is the movement of particles down a concentration gradient. A common example of this would be water, which moves into plants by osmosis.

Active transport is the net movement of particles up a concentration gradient. This requires energy from the organisms, such as a plant, and it will use #"ATP"# for the process. An example would be to pick up nitrates #(NO_3^-)# from the soil and into the plant. The plant has more nitrates than the soil, but if it finds some, it will use its own energy to pick up the nutrient and transport it into the plant, to make amino acids and eventually proteins.

Here is a picture between the two:

http://slideplayer.com/slide/9731329/