If Active Transport Establishes a Concentration Gradient with the Use

question 34

Multiple Choice

If active transport establishes a concentration gradient with the use of ATP, then the concentration gradient can be looked at as_________ .

• A) an unusable byproduct of active transport that will simply diffuse away
• B) a byproduct of active transport that will be alleviated by pinocytosis
• C) unwanted pressure that will be alleviated by channel mediated facilitated diffusion
• D) potential energy that can be harnessed when molecules passively diffuse down the concentration gradient

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