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It enters through the lipid bilayer (aka cell membrane) by diffusion down a concentration gradient from a high concentration to a low one. This process is continuous. Diffusion occurs naturally because of the kinetic energy in the oxygen particles which allows them to move - this is known as Brownian Motion.

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