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Because it needs no energy apart from that of the molecules.

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Osmosis is considered a passive transport process because it does not require energy input from the cell. It relies on the natural movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane to equalize the concentration of solutes on both sides of the membrane.

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Because the solvent flow during osmosis needs no energy input. (It simply follows the second law of thermodynamics.)

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