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  • It takes energy to move a substance against a concentration gradient. Energy-dependent mechanisms are known as 'active transport' and generally involve specific transport molecules embedded in membranes. They can change conformation (shape) after binding to the substrate in question -- expending energy in the process. In effect, pumping the substance into or out of the cell.

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