When a nutrient moves, with the help of a carrier, from an area of higher nutrient concentration into an absorptive cell where the concentration of that nutrientĀ is lower, this is called

A. phagocytosis.
B. active absorption.
C. passive diffusion.
D. facilitated diffusion.


Answer: D

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