Unit 2: Mechanisms Of Transport Flashcards by Aya Dbouk | Brainscape

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Passive transport (high to low concentrations)

A

Two types:
1. Diffusion (nonpolar)
2. Facilitated diffusion (polar, requires transport proteins)

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Active transport (against the gradient)

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moves large, polar molecules and ions
requires energy
protein pumps
establish concentration gradients

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Q

Endocytosis vs Exocytosis

A

Hugging vs. opening

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