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Active Transport & ATP 🚗 Flashcards

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What is active transport?

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Movement of molecule - against conc. gradient - uses energy and carrier molecules.

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How are the carrier proteins activated?

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Energy from ATP

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How does active transport happen?

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  • Substance travels to and binds to the receptor site of the carrier protein.
  • ATP is hydrolised and becomes ADP
  • Energy is released which helps carrier to pump substance through.
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How does ATP become ADP?

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It is hydrolised

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