Discussion
Active transport of a substance across a membrane requires:
Answer: B
Correct answer: the expenditure of ATP
Active transport moves a substance against its gradient, which cannot happen spontaneously, so it must be paid for - directly by hydrolysing ATP, or indirectly by coupling to an ion gradient that ATP maintains. Needing a favourable gradient is the mark of passive transport, not of this.
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