Active transport (AQA GCSE Biology): Flashcards
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Active transport direction
Active transport direction
Lower to higher concentration
Active transport vs concentration gradient
Active transport vs concentration gradient
Against the gradient
Active transport energy need
Active transport energy need
Requires energy
Energy source for active transport
Energy source for active transport
ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
Where ATP is produced
Where ATP is produced
During cellular respiration
What root hair cells absorb
What root hair cells absorb
Water and mineral ions
Mineral ion levels: root cells vs soil
Mineral ion levels: root cells vs soil
Higher inside root cells than soil
Nutrients gut absorbs via active transport
Nutrients gut absorbs via active transport
Glucose and amino acids
Glucose level: gut vs blood (sometimes)
Glucose level: gut vs blood (sometimes)
Lower in gut than blood
Why active transport requires energy
Why active transport requires energy
Moves against concentration gradient
Active transport absorption advantage
Active transport absorption advantage
Absorbs when lower concentration outside cell
Processes needing concentration gradients
Processes needing concentration gradients
Nerve impulses & muscle contraction