Active Transport Flashcards
1
Q
What is ATP?
A
Adenosine triosphate
2
Q
Pemable
A
To let something through
3
Q
Active transport
A
A process which uses energy to move substances against a concentration gradient
4
Q
Partially permeable membrane
A
A membrane which only lets some substances pass through it
5
Q
Diffusion
A
When particles of a gas or any substance in solution down a concentration gradient caused by the random movement of the particles
6
Q
Osmosis
A
The movement of water through a partially permeable membrane down a concentration
