Active Transport Flashcards

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What is active transport?

The movement of substances across a membrane against a concentration gradient (from low to high concentration), using energy from respiration.

Which sub-cellular structure supplies the energy used in active transport?

The mitochondria, which release energy by respiration.

Give one example of a substance absorbed by active transport.

Mineral ions into root hair cells (also glucose absorbed from the small intestine into the blood).