The movement of a substance across a cell membrane against its concentration or electrochemical gradient.Group of answer choicesdiffusionosmosisactive transportpassive transportfacilitated diffusion
Question
The movement of a substance across a cell membrane against its concentration or electrochemical gradient.Group of answer choicesdiffusionosmosisactive transportpassive transportfacilitated diffusion
Solution
The movement of a substance across a cell membrane against its concentration or electrochemical gradient is known as active transport.
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