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passive transport

membrane transport that occurs down an electrochemical gradient and does not require energy
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passive transport

Summary

passive transport is a cellular process or phenomenon[1]. It draws 370 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_process_or_phenomenon category, ranking #3 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • passive transport's instance of is recorded as cellular process or phenomenon[3].
  • passive transport is a type of cellular transport[4].
  • passive transport is a type of plasma membrane[5].
  • passive transport is the opposite of active transport[6].

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Definition and Type

passive transport's instance of is recorded as cellular process or phenomenon[3]. Recorded subclass of include cellular transport[4] and plasma membrane[5]. It is the opposite of active transport[6].

Why It Matters

passive transport draws 370 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_process_or_phenomenon category, ranking #3 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_passive-transport_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{passive transport}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/passive-transport}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · Comfyquiettree · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → active transport
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → cellular process or phenomenon
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3471]]: 1508, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/78315610|Pasivní transport (#78315610)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/2686|WikiSkripta]] #mix'"
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