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The cell membrane is a thin semi-permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell. Its function is to protect the integrity of the interior of the cell by allowing certain substances into the cell, while keeping other substances out. It also serves as a base of attachment for the cytoskeleton in some organisms and the cell wall in others. Thus the cell membrane also serves to help support the cell and help maintain its shape. Animal cells, plant cells, prokaryotic cells, and fungal cells have cell membranes.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoCell membranes serve for the same purpose in all cells (plants and animals). They control what enters and leaves a cell while providing limited structural support and protection.
The cell membrane in the plant cell is mainly used to regulate gas exchange and water flow.
The cell membrane allows movement of substances into and out of the plant cell (for example: It allows the passage of water by osmosis, and it allows diffusion of substances like oxygen).
It performs the same functions in Plant and Animal and Prokaryotic Cells. It is the fragile bi-lipid Cell Envelope - it seems to be a basis for things such as basal lamina and 'basement membranes'.
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∙ 10y agoCell membranes serve for the same purpose in all cells (plants and animals). They control what enters and leaves a cell while providing limited structural support and protection.
The cell membrane in the plant cell is mainly used to regulate gas exchange and water flow.
The cell membrane allows movement of substances into and out of the plant cell (for example: It allows the passage of water by osmosis, and it allows diffusion of substances like oxygen).
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∙ 9y agoIt prevents large molecules from entering or leaving the plant cell and allowing small molecules to enter or leave the cell. Without a cell membrane important nutrients and molecules would just leave the cell freely, without giving a chance for the cell to absorb the nutrients.
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∙ 12y agothe plant cell has a cell wall and a cell membrane. The cell wall is hard and supports the cell. The cell membrane is just a protective layer for the cell that lets food pass throught it and waste pass out of it. An animal cell does not have a cell wall because the cells are supported by the animals bones.
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∙ 12y agoThe function of the cell membrane is a thin layer that surrounds the cell.
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∙ 12y agoThe cell membrane in the plant cell is mainly used to regulate gas exchange and water flow.
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∙ 14y agoThe plasma membrane is somewhat like a filter system.It regulates the entry and exit of substances in and out of the cell.
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∙ 14y agoThe function of the cell membrane in the plant cell is to separate the interior parts of the cell from the cell wall, and to block off what the cell wall can't.
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Do both a plant and animal cell have a cell membrane?
Yes, they both have a cell membrane, but only the plant cell has both a cell membrane and a cell wall.
Cell membrane in plant or animal?
A animal cell has a Cell Membrane to protect it, but a plant cell has a Cell Wall that also protects it. Ask me any more questions you need!
Do plant cells have a cell wall instead of the plasma membrane?
Yes because the cell membrane is needed to regulate the flow of material in and out of the cell.Also, when the plant cell requires to undergo plasmolysis, the cell membrane enables the process, because it is not rigid.
What does the cell membrane do unlike the cell wall?
the cell wall is only on a plant cell while the cell membrane is on both plant and animal.
The protective covering on the outside of the cell is called the?
For plant cells, they have a cell membrane and covering the cell membrane is a cell wall. The cell wall is for the structure of the plant. For animal cells, they just have a cell membrane.
Do plant cell have a cell membrane?
yes a plant have cell membrane
Do plant have a cell membrane?
yes a plant have cell membrane
Is cell membrane a plant cell?
There is a cell membrane in plant cells and in animal cells.
What does a cell membrane do to the plant cell?
cell membrane holds the plant cells together.
Where is the cell membrane of a plant cell?
The cell membrane of a plant is under the cell wall.
Do both a plant and animal cell have a cell membrane?
Yes, they both have a cell membrane, but only the plant cell has both a cell membrane and a cell wall.
Is the cell membrane found in the plant cell?
Some plant cells have a cell membrane, as well as a cell wall.
Cell membrane in plant or animal?
A animal cell has a Cell Membrane to protect it, but a plant cell has a Cell Wall that also protects it. Ask me any more questions you need!
Do a plant cell really needs a cell membrane?
yes plant cells needs a cell membrane
Is the cell membrane in a plant cell white?
Certainly, the cell membrane in a plant or organic substance is white.
What do the cell membrane do in the plant cell?
the cell membrane gives the cell its shape.
Where is the cell membrane of a cell?
The cell membrane of a plant is under the cell wall.
