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Water is able to freely enter or leave cells through a type of membrane protein known as an aquaporin. The direction of
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Water is able to freely enter or leave cells through a type of membrane protein known as an aquaporin. The direction of transport depends solely on the osmotic potential on each side of the membrane, that is the water goes through the aquaporin from the side with a lower solute concentration to the side with a higher solute concentration. This type of transport is known as: passive diffusion cellular magic facilitated diffusion secondary active transport primary active transport