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However, water can still pass through the membrane as the size is
small which allows it to slide between the phospholipid bilayers or move through the pore proteins.
The carrier proteins have active sites that can bind to specific
molecules.
After being attached to the site of the carrier protein, the molecules
will then be transported across the plasma membrane.
TYPES OF TRANSPORT
PASSIVE TRANSPORT
A physical process The movement of small substances like oxygen, carbon dioxide
and lipid-soluble molecules.
It is the net movement of water molecules from a region of low solute concentration ( high water concentration) to a region of high solute concentration ( low water concentration) through a semi-permeable membrane.
High water concentration has low concentration of solute in the water, whereas low water concentration has high concentration of solute in the water.