BIOL 331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lipid Bilayer, Passive Transport, Facilitated Diffusion

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Transport across the membrane is what allows the exchange of materials into and out of the cell (i. e. across the lipid bilayer) Type of transport in which no energy is required. Materials always flow with the concentration gradient, from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration. Diffusion dictates transport in passive transport and requires no energy for the process to occur. Concentration of the molecule must be greater on one side of the membrane than on the other. This concentration difference is possible due to the fact that bilayers have holes in them, thus allowing certain sized molecules to pass through the membrane. Therefore, whatever crosses has to have a higher concentration on one side of the membrane in relation to the other side. Depiction of the various modes of transport in passive transport. None of these modes require energy to transport molecules. A: molecules can move directly through the bilayer, without the need of channels.

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