Active Transport

Question 1

Definition of active transport

Answer 1

The movement of substances from a more dilute solution to a more concentrated solution using energy from respiration

Question 2

What are carrier proteins?

Answer 2

Found in the membrane, particles are helped across the membrane, move particles to where they are concentrated

Question 3

Active transport in the small intestine

Answer 3

Sugar molecules absorbed by the gut after diffusion because there is glucose left and we need sugar in respiration. Large sa , blood supply, thin cell membrane, and mitochondria provide energy for active transport

Question 4

The rate of active transport increases as the rate of ____ increase

Answer 4

Respiration
Higher rate of respiration = more energy released