Question

Which of the following properties hold true for facilitated diffusion?
a. Highly selective nature.
b. ATP requirement.
c. Uphill transport.
d. Transport saturation.
e. Requirement of special membrane protein.

• A. a, c & d
• B. c, d & e
• C. a, b, c, d & e
• D. a, d & e

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

a - Highly selective nature.
d - Transport saturation.
e - Requirement of special membrane protein.
Facilitated diffusion (also known as facilitated transport or passive-mediated transport) is the process of spontaneous passive transport