Active Transport

▪ Diffusion and osmosis

are both processes
that require no
energy.
▪ This is because they
allow molecules to
move down a
concentration
gradient (like a ball
rolling down a hill).
▪ Sometimes
substances have to
move against a
gradient.
▪ For chemicals to be
pushed against a
concentration
gradient we need
energy. (Just like
pushing a car up a
hill.)
▪ The energy is taken
from respiration.
▪ This process is called
Active Transport.
Give examples of
active transport in
living organisms.