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Why is passive transport called passive transport?

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its called passive transport because it requires no external source of energy, most forms of transport require more energy which comes from foods or the sun

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Facilitated diffusion is sometimes called passive transport because it requires no external source of energy. d-Glucose simply moves down its concentration gradient.

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