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Active Transport (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Co-ordinated Sciences (Double Award)) : Revision Note

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Active Transport

  • Active transport is the movement of particles through a cell membrane from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration using energy from respiration

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The process of active transport

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Emma Archbold

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