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Transcribed Image Text:**Comparison of Symport and Antiport Mechanisms**
**Instruction:** Compare and contrast symport and antiport. Which term best describes the transport system mediated by the Na⁺/K⁺ ATPase?
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- **Symport and Antiport** are two types of coupled transport mechanisms involving the movement of molecules across biological membranes.
- **Symport:**
- Involves the simultaneous movement of two molecules in the same direction across the membrane.
- Often utilizes a gradient of one molecule to drive the movement of another molecule against its gradient.
- **Antiport:**
- Involves the simultaneous movement of two molecules in opposite directions.
- Also uses the gradient of one molecule to facilitate the movement of another molecule in the reverse direction.
- **Na⁺/K⁺ ATPase Transport System:**
- The Na⁺/K⁺ ATPase is best described as an antiport system.
- It actively transports Na⁺ out of the cell and K⁺ into the cell, both against their concentration gradients, using energy from ATP hydrolysis.
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