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The answer to this question would be: <span>during pregnancy
Body metabolic rate will be increased during pregnancy because the mother needs to supply the child needs too. In reduced-calorie diet, the body will adapt to the hunger by lowering the basal metabolic rate. The basal metabolic rate also will be decreased as we age and when we are sleeping.</span>
Diffusion is one form of passive transport that doesn't require the expenditure of cellular energy. A molecule can diffuse passively through the cell membrane if it's lipid-soluble, uncharged, and very small, or if a carrier molecule can assist it. ... The assisted process is known as facilitated diffusion.
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