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What is the movement of molecules across a barrier such as the semi-permeable cell membrane called

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DIFFUSION

Step-by-step explanation:

Water, carbon dioxide, and oxygen are among the few simple molecules that can cross the cell membrane by diffusion (or a type of diffusion known as osmosis ). Diffusion is one principle method of movement of substances within cells, as well as the method for essential small molecules to cross the cell membrane.

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