What Determines Whether a Transport Process Is Active Or Passive?
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The difference between active and passive transport is that active transport requires energy in the form of ATP, while passive transport does not. Passive transport is driven by a concentration or electrochemical gradient, while active transport is driven by proteins in the cell membrane.