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The diagram shows a beaker of water and molecules of red dye at the beginning of an experiment (Time 1) and the same beaker of water and molecules of red dye after 30 minutes (Time 2). Which of the following best explains what happened?

a
Molecules of red dye moved by active transport from a higher concentration to a lower concentration.
b
Molecules of water moved by active transport from a higher concentration to a lower concentration.
c
Molecules of water moved by osmosis from a lower concentration to a higher concentration.
d
Molecules of red dye moved by diffusion from a higher concentration to a lower concentration.

d

Molecules of red dye moved by diffusion from a higher concentration to a lower concentration.