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(B) Facilitated diffusion has the following peculiarities:$1$. It is a passive process that does not require $ATP$ energy.$2$. It is highly selective;

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It is highly selective and sensitive to inhibitors.

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(B) Facilitated diffusion has the following peculiarities:$1$. It is a passive process that does not require $ATP$ energy.$2$. It is highly selective; it allows the cell to select substances for uptake.$3$. It is sensitive to inhibitors that react with protein side chains.$4$. The proteins form channels in the membrane for specific molecules to pass through.$5$. Some channels are always open,while others can be controlled (gated).

$S.no.$	Property	Facilitated diffusion	Active Transport	Simple Diffusion
$I.$	Highly specific	Yes	Yes	No
$II.$	Energy as $ATP$	No	Yes	No
$III.$	Saturation point reached when all carrier proteins are used	Yes	Yes	No
$IV.$	Require transport proteins	Yes	Yes	No

Mention the peculiarities of facilitated diffusion.

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