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Moving molecules from low to high

concentration requires energy.
This is the opposite of diffusion.
What is this process called?

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Answer:

Active transport

Step-by-step explanation:

Diffusion is when particles (like perfume) spread out everywhere from an area where there is a lot of it to where there is a little to none of it. Active transport is the opposite. A cell for example would use it's own energy to absorb nutrients when it already has quite a lot. Naturally diffusion would make the particles or nutrients go out of the cell because there is a lot of it inside the cell not outside, so active transport is used to absorb as much as the cell can from around it, even when it is full.

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