What is the difference between passive and active transport?

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active transport requires ATP energy while passive transport doesn't.

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As powerful as diffusion is, cells sometimes must move materials in the opposite direction- against a concentration difference. During passive transport, molecules, such as glucose, that cannot diffuse across the cell membrane's lipid bilayer on their own move through protein channels instead.

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