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Transport-membranes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is diffusion active or passive? | Passive |
| Is diffusion up or down the concentration gradient? | Down |
| What is crossing the membrane in diffusion? | Small and uncharged particles |
| How do substances pass through the membrane in diffusion? | Through the phospholipid bilayer |
| Is facilitated diffusion active or passive? | Passive |
| Is facilitated diffusion up or down the concentration gradient? | Down |
| In facilitated diffusion, what crossed the membrane? | Large, uncharged particles or charged particles |
| In facilitated diffusion, how do the substances cross the membrane? | Via carrier proteins if they are uncharged and channel proteins if they are charged. |
| Is osmosis active or passive? | Passive |
| Is osmosis up or down the concentration gradient? | Down |
| What crosses the membrane in osmosis? | Water |
| How do the substances cross the membrane in osmosis? | Through the phospholipid bilayer or aquaporins |
| Is active transport active or passive? | Active |
| Is active transport up or down the concentration gradient? | Up |
| What crosses the membrane in active transport? | Specifc moleucules |
| How do the substances cross the membrane in active transport? | Through carrier proteins |
| Is cytosis active or passive? | Active |
| Is cytosis up or down the concentration gradient? | Neither |
| What does cytosis transport? | Large molecules |
| How do the substances cross the membrane in cytosis? | Via vesicles |