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charle [14.2K]
3 years ago
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What does passive transport mean

Biology
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zalisa [80]3 years ago
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Answer:

Passive transport is a movement of ions and other atomic or molecular substances across cell membranes without need of energy input, unlike active transport where it does not driven by the tendency of the system to grow in entropy.

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