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11 years ago
What is the main way that active transport differs from diffusion?
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11 years ago
Active transport requires energy, diffusion is passive.
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11 years ago
Active transport is an active process requiring the input of energy, e.g. ATP
Diffusion is a passive process due to a concentration gradient, energy is not needed
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11 years ago
Energy.  Active transport with involve the use of ATP, simple diffusion is a passive process down a concentration gradient.
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11 years ago
About the same as the difference between conduction and forced convection, except that usually molecules or ions diffuse through a fluid, rather than through a solid.  If gold and copper are brought into intimate contact, there is some solid diffusion, but it has no perceptible effect beyond the interface.
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Energy is required in active transport, in diffusion it is not.
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