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Simple diffusion across a membrane requires

  • A.energy from ATP but no protein
  • B.a transport protein but no energy
  • C.both a protein and energy from ATP
  • D.no energy and no transport protein

Answer: D

Molecules move down their own concentration gradient, and the gradient itself supplies the direction. Only small non-polar substances such as oxygen and carbon dioxide cross readily this way, since the hydrophobic core blocks anything charged or strongly polar.

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