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    Active transport requires energy to move solutes against their concentration gradient using carrier proteins. There are two main types: primary active transport which directly uses ATP hydrolysis for energy, and secondary active transport which uses ion gradients established by primary transport. Both exocytosis and endocytosis are important transport processes - exocytosis releases vesicle contents outside the cell while endocytosis brings material into the cell.

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    Active transport requires energy to move solutes against their concentration gradient using carrier proteins. There are two main types: primary active transport which directly uses ATP hydrolysis for energy, and secondary active transport which uses ion gradients established by primary transport. Both exocytosis and endocytosis are important transport processes - exocytosis releases vesicle contents outside the cell while endocytosis brings material into the cell.

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    Active transport requires energy to move solutes against their concentration gradient using carrier proteins. There are two main types: primary active transport which directly uses ATP hydrolysis for energy, and secondary active transport which uses ion gradients established by primary transport. Both exocytosis and endocytosis are important transport processes - exocytosis releases vesicle contents outside the cell while endocytosis brings material into the cell.

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    Transport Process: Active Transport

    Active Transport
    - Is considered an active process because energy is required for carrier proteins to move solutes across the
    membrane against a concentration gradient.

    History
    1848- Emil du Bois-Reymond
    1948- Rosenberg
    1997- Jens Christians Skou

    Two sources of cellular energy can be used to drive active transport:


    a. Energy obtained from hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the source in primary active transport.
    b. Energy stored in an ionic concentration gradient is the source in the secondary active transport.

    Primary Active Transport Secondary Active Transport

    Secondary Active Transport

    Exocytosis- describes the process of vesicles fusing with the plasma membrane and releasing their contents to the
    outside cell.

    Endocytosis- is the process of capturing a substance or particle from outside the cell by engulfing it with the cell
    membrane and bringing it into the cell.

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