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How do gases move across the plasma membrane and other cellular membranes?Multiple choice question.By facilitated diffusionBy passive diffusionThrough specialized gas channelsBy active transport

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How do gases move across the plasma membrane and other cellular membranes?Multiple choice question.By facilitated diffusionBy passive diffusionThrough specialized gas channelsBy active transport

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Gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide move across the plasma membrane and other cellular membranes by passive diffusion. This process does not require energy as the gases move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

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