Answer to Question #106681 in Biochemistry for Amir Docheshmeh

Question

Differentiate between passive and active transport?

Answer 1

Passive transport is the transfer of substances from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration, while the process goes without energy.

Active transport is the transfer of substances against a concentration gradient (from a region with a low concentration of substances they move to a region of high concentration), the process proceeds with the expenditure of energy.