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What is a passive?
The term 'passive' has a few distinct meanings: 1: lacking in energy or will; 2: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action...
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Why is a passive transport called passive?
Active transport requires energy in the form of ATP to go opposite the concentration gradient. Passive transport does not require energy because it does not oppose the concentration gradient.
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Why is passive transport called passive?
Simply, it is the opposite of active transport. It does not "spend" chemical energy. Since passive transport is diffusion, molecules will move from higher areas of concentrations to lowers areas of...
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What is passive?
Passive means, not active. It has a number of applications - in grammar a verb can be passive, in electronics, components such as resistors, capacitors or inductors are passive (transistors are...