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Does passive transport require energy?


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Passive transport:

  1. Passive transport is defined as the movement of a solute from an area of high electrochemical potential on one side of the cell membrane to an area of low electrochemical potential on the opposite side.
  2. Passive transport does not require energy for the movement of molecules.
  3. It consists of a substance that spans its concentration gradient across a membrane.

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