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It is because of the make up of the membrane. Most of the bilayer is hydrophobic; therefore water or water-soluble molecules do not pass through easily. Other do pass through easily.

A cell controls what moves through the membrane by means of membrane proteins embedded in the phospholipid bilayer.

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Phospholipidsthat stick out from the membrane and can attach to materials the cell needs
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selective permeability

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gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide

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