4.1.3.3 active transport

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What is active transport?
The movement of substances against a concentration gradient using energy - the useful energy required for this to happen is transferred by respiration
how does a cell typically adapt if it does lots of active transport?
it has lots of mitochondria
what does active transport allow in plants?
mineral ions to be absorbed into plant root hairs from very dilute solutions in the soil
what does active transport allow in animals?
to move glucose into blood plasma out of the small intestine