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... of oxygen. Therefore there is a greater rate of diffusion into the organism, along a concentration gradient and combined with a moist surface, it will be a very high rate. The opposite is found for Carbon Dioxide where there is a high concentration of the gas inside the protozoa and outside there is a lower concentration of Carbon Dioxide. This will therefore create a high rate of diffusion out of the organism, again along a concentration gradient. ...