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Explain how concentration gradients across membranes are maintained

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The idea of concentrations and gradients within them is important when understanding the movement of substances across cell membranes. The more particles there are in a certain volume, the more concentrated those particles are. A solution with a low solute concentration has a high water concentration, and a high water potential.

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