{"id":8454,"date":"2022-11-04T12:49:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T11:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/?p=8454"},"modified":"2022-11-04T12:49:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T11:49:57","slug":"simple-diffusion-vs-facilitated-diffusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/simple-diffusion-vs-facilitated-diffusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Diffusion vs. Facilitated Diffusion: What\u2019s The Difference Between Simple Diffusion And Facilitated Diffusion?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Simple Diffusion vs. Facilitated Diffusion: <\/strong>There are two kinds of passive transport methods called simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion, in which the transport of molecules is done across the cell membranes. Here, the use of natural entropy is done to move the molecules to a lower concentration from a higher concentration until the concentration gets equalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hence, there is no use of ATP energy for molecular transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four main types of transport are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Passive filtration,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Simple diffusion,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Facilitated diffusion, <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Osmosis.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The key difference between facilitated diffusion and simple diffusion is that in facilitated diffusion, the transport of substances is done through a concentration gradient across a biological membrane by the means of a carrier molecule, whereas simple diffusion is a type of diffusion that is unassisted where a particle moves to a lower concentration from a higher concentration across a membrane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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