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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Active transport''' is the movement of a [[substance]] from a region of low [[concentration]] to a region of high [[concentration]] against the [[Concentration Gradient|concentration gradient]].

===About Active Transport===
: '''Active transport''' requires [[energy]] to move a [[substance]] against the [[Concentration Gradient|concentration gradient]].
: '''Active transport''' is an essential process for all [[Alive|living]] [[organism]]s. It is used to take in [[nutrient]]s when there is not a high enough [[concentration]] to [[diffuse]] into the [[organism]].
: '''Active transport''' allows [[organism]]s to take in [[nutrient]]s more quickly and efficiently than [[diffusion]].