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A sodium-potassium pump within a cell membrane requires energy to move sodium and potassium. the movement of glucose does not require energy. what is the movement of these materials

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So sodium and potassium move by active transport using a pump

Glucose moves by a method of passive transport, facilitated diffusion. Ions moving with facilitated diffusion use channels, but a molecule like glucose would use a carrier protein.
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