How are simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion similar? How are they different?

What is similar between facilitated diffusion and simple diffusion?

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    Neither of them require the use of ATP (adenosine triphosphate- a.k.a. energy) to transport the material; facilitated diffusion uses a protein to help with the transport, USUALLY of large particles, as opposed to simple diffusion, in which particles just go through the membrane WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.

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