Two Major Types Of Active Transport //top\\ [SAFE]

Think of primary active transport as a person pumping water into a high reservoir. Secondary active transport is like using the flow of that water coming back down to turn a mill wheel.

Secondary active transport, also known as indirect active transport, involves the use of a concentration gradient established by primary active transport to transport other molecules across the cell membrane. In this process, the energy from the concentration gradient is used to transport molecules against their concentration gradient, without the direct use of ATP. two major types of active transport

Think of it like a water wheel. A "primary" pump spends energy to push water (ions) up into a reservoir. As that water naturally flows back down, its movement provides the "power" to pull something else (like glucose) along with it. Two Sub-types: Think of primary active transport as a person