Facilitated diffusion is a type of

Active transport

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Osmosis

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Endocytosis

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Passive transport

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Solution

The correct option is D Passive transport
Facilitated diffusion is a form passive transport, where solutes are transported across the plasma membrane using a transport protein (protein aids the transport), a channel or carrier, when solutes are hydrophilic and cannot move freely across the lipophilic plasma membrane.
So, the correct answer is 'Passive transport'

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