Question

Is facilitated diffusion a type of active or passive transport? How is it different from regular diffusion?

Answer 1

It's passive transport.

Explanation:

Facilitated diffusion is a type of passive transport. It is called facilitated diffusion because it depends on the help of proteins embedded in the cell membrane called transport proteins.

The particles which are diffusing move through these proteins to enter or leave a cell because the particles are not able to move directly through the cell membrane.

An example of facilitated diffusion is the movement of glucose into cells which occurs through a transport protein called

Here is a video which explains the process of facilitated diffusion.

Hope this helps!