Why is diffusion considered a form of passive transport?

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It has no effect on the health of the cell.
It has no effect on the health of the cell.

It's a process that occurs automatically.
It's a process that occurs automatically.

It's carried out while the cell does other things.
It's carried out while the cell does other things.

It requires no energy from the cell.

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
19 days ago

Diffusion is considered a form of passive transport because **it requires no energy from the cell**. This means that substances move across the cell membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration naturally, without the input of energy.