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passive transport:

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diffusion of a substance across a membrane with no energy investment

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diffusion

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the tendency for molecules to spread out evenly into the available space

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osmosis

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the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane

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active transport

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moves substances against their concentrations gradients

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