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The main difference between active and passive transport across cell membrane is:
A
Passive transport is non-selective whereas active transport is selective
B
Passive transport requires a concentration gradient across a biological membrane whereas active transport requires energy to move solutes
C
Passive transport is confined to anionic carrier proteins whereas active transport is confined to cationic channel proteins
D
Active transport occurs more rapidly than passive transport
The answer is B.