Page 115 - The Miracle in the Cell Membrane

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

2. Active Transport
Substances also enter the cell mem brane by other
meth ods. If a sub stance pass es through the mem brane
with an expend i ture of ener gy, this is known as active
trans port, where in a sub stance is car ried from a less
dense envi ron ment to a denser one. The ener gy required
is met by ATP, the cel lu lar ener gy mol e cule given off
with res pi ra tion. Energy is need ed for glu cose, some
amino acids, and sodi um (Na+) and potas si um (K+) ions
to be trans port ed into and out of the cell. These pas sages
take place with the help of enzymes in the mem brane,
and along with the kinet ic ener gy stem ming from the

Extracellular fluid

Ion
Integral
protein

Concentration
slope
Cytosol
The diagram shows the active transport of ions into the cell that takes place with the
expenditure of energy. Different methods of passage are employed according to the
size, electrical charge and importance to the cell of the substances to pass through
the membrane. Planned movement, directed towards a specific end, can be seen in
each one of these methods. The cell membrane, composed of unconscious atoms,
adopts such objectives and knows which substances are necessary for the cell. That
cannot, as Darwinists maintain, be explained in terms of coincidence. All these are
portions of the order established by Allah for the maintenance of human life.

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