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What are examples of passive transport and active transport?

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Proteins that carry out passive transport include channel proteins and carrier proteins. Passive transport is "passive" because it does not use energy. The use of passive transport is also called "facilitated diffusion."
Proteins that carry out passive transport includes the proton pump and the sodium-potassium pump; these require energy to function.

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