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(D) Active transport is a method of transporting substances across the cell membrane. Its main characteristics are as follows:$1.$ It uses specific me

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(D) Active transport is a method of transporting substances across the cell membrane. Its main characteristics are as follows:$1.$ It uses specific membrane proteins (carrier proteins).$2.$ It is highly selective.$3.$ It exhibits transport saturation.$4.$ It performs uphill transport,i.e.,from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration.$5.$ This process requires energy in the form of $ATP$.

Property	Simple Diffusion	Facilitated Transport	Active Transport
Transport Saturation	$P$	Yes	Yes
Uphill Transport	No	No	$Q$
Requirement of Energy	No	$R$	Yes

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