Compounds or charges concentrated on one side of a cell membrane will move across it to an area of lower concentration to maintain balance on both sides of the cell wall. This process is called:
A. filtration.
B. active transport.
C. diffusion.
D. osmosis.
Answer: C. diffusion.
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