When a nutrient moves freely across the cell membrane from an area of higher nutrient concentration into an absorptive cell where the concentration of that nutrient is lower, this is called
A. active absorption.
B. facilitated diffusion.
C. passive diffusion.
D. phagocytosis.
Answer: C
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