Active transport requires __ and __ in order to function correctly. a) nucleic acids, membrane proteins b) energy, membrane proteins c) energy, peripheral proteins d) energy, nucleic acids

B. Energy and membrane proteins, the energy is to give the extra push if a molecule is moving against the gradient and the membrane protein is the passage from in or outside the cell

You would be correct, boiling water does disinfect contamination.    the property of disinfecting means to kill  germs, bacteria and other pathogens or contamination  that might cause an infection or cause a person to become sickly. a couple methods of disinfecting are using soap, other cleaning supplies or by simply "boiling" the contaminate.  the reason why boiling water disinfects certain attributes is because some cells cannot survive the heat and pressure.