1. B3 Active Transport
Mrs S Carpenter

2. Produce their own definition and amend it to B3 – grade A standard.
TITLE: Active Transport
Objectives
What is active transport – grade C
Describe the process and know where active transport occurs in plants and animals? Grade B
Explain the benefits to the organism of using active transport. Grade A
KEY WORDS:
Active transport
Diffusion
Concentration gradient
Outcomes:
Pupils will:
Produce their own definition and amend it to B3 – grade A standard.
Produce a table with plant and animal examples of active transport.
answer exam style questions

3. Starter Complete the following:
Diffusion is the movement of particles ………… a ………….. gradient from an area of ……………….. concentration to an area of …………………………..

4. What is a Concentration Gradient?
Hills and graphs have gradients
1) Which one has the steepest gradient?
2) Which one moves up a gradient and which moves down a gradient?

5. moving down a concentration gradient
Which way will the particles move?

6. What does the phrase active transport mean?
Look for clues in the words above.
Write a definition
Can you think of any places in plants and animals where this may occur? Produce a table and add/change details as the lesson continues

7. Now watch this clip Diffusion and Active Transport - My GCSE Science
What did you learn? Add details to your notes.
Do you want to change your definition? Amend as necessary.

8. moving UP or against a concentration gradient
ENERGY
The particles can move up the concentration gradient if energy is used
This is active transport

9. Higher
Sometimes it is worth using up energy when a resource is particularly valuable and its transport is really important!
Do you remember the name of the ‘energy currency’ that is used?
Add this term to your definition.
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10. Active transport This DOES Require energy
Particles move against a concentration gradient.
The energy is needed to make “pumps” move particles the wrong way.
E.g. glucose from the intestine into the blood

11. Active Transport
Active Transport

12. Active transport in plants

13. Active Transport
Active transport occurs across semi permeable membranes and moves particles from a low concentration to a higher concentration. This is against the concentration gradient.
Transport or carrier proteins are needed to get these molecules into the cells and these use energy.
Cells that do active transport contain large numbers of mitochondria.

14. Why? Important in both plants & animals
Allows the absorption of dilute minerals into the plant against a concentration gradient
ANIMALS
Allows the absorption of glucose (essential for respiration within nervous tissue) into the blood from the kidneys and ileum against a concentration gradient

15. Rate of active transport depends on the rate of respiration
Draw a quick sketch. Describe what this graph shows you.
Rate of active transport
Rate of respiration

16. Active Transport
Inside of cell Outside of cell
ATP
ADP P

17. Lumen of small Intestine
Na+ high concentration
Glucose
Lumen of small Intestine
Co Transport
Na+ low concentration
Glucose
Epithelial Cell K+
Active Transport
Facilitated Diffusion
Blood Capillary
Glucose K+

18. Why? Important in both plants & animals
SEA LIFE
High concentration of salt in sea water
To absorb salt: SALT GLANDS
Located near the eyes
Remove salt from water against concentration gradient
Excrete a salt solution 6x stronger than urine

19. What affect does cyanide have on the body? Challenge.
Statement. Cyanide stops active transport
Cyanide affects mitochondria. What will happen?
Mitochondria are involved in respiration, so no respiration.
This means the organism dies.

20. Questions Explain how active transport works in a cell
Give some examples of a situations when a substance cannot be moved into a cell by osmosis or diffusion, and how active transport solves the problem
The processes of diffusion and osmosis do not need energy to take place. Why does an organism have to provide energy for active transport and where does it come from?

21. Plenary
Make a list of similarities and differences between active transport and diffusion

22. Reflect and assess your learning
What grade are you working at for this topic?