3C Active Transport

Question 1

What is active transport?

Answer 1

A process of movement across the cell membrane that requires ATP (energy) and a transport protein to move some substances across the membrane

Question 2

What type of substance does Active transport move across the membrane?

Answer 2

Phosphate type substances that are polar and large

Question 3

What direction does Active transport move in?

Answer 3

Against the concentration gradient (low concentration to high)

Question 4

What is an example of a molecule that goes through active transport?

Answer 4

glucose and amino acids