What Transport Process Uses the Energy Stored in a Na

question 91

Multiple Choice

What transport process uses the energy stored in a Na+ or H+ concentration gradient to drive other substances across the membrane against their own concentration gradients?

• A)primary active transport
• B)secondary active transport
• C)facilitated diffusion
• D)passive diffusion
• E)osmosis

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