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The property of a membrane or other material that allows some substances to pass through it more easily than others.
Selective permeability refers to the control that a cell membrane has in terms of what it allows to cross it. This gives the cell membrane the ability to choose which molecules enter or leave.
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∙ 9y agoThe property of a membrane or other material that allows some substances to pass through it more easily than others.
Selective permeability refers to the control that a cell membrane has in terms of what it allows to cross it. This gives the cell membrane the ability to choose which molecules enter or leave.
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∙ 9y agoA feature and a function of the plasma membrane that is essential to maintain homeostasis by regulating the passage of some substances while preventing others from entering the cell.
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A membrane that allows some substances to pass through while excluding others would be called a?
semipermeable or selectively permeable.
What is a membrane that allows some substances to pass through but excludes others?
A membrane that lets some substances pass through but not others is known as a semipermeable membrane. Other terms that describe this type of membrane are: selectively permeable, partially permeable, or differentially permeable.
The passive transport of water across a selectively permeable is called?
Osmosis is the movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane.
Define selectively permeable?
A selectively permeable membrane only allows certain material to pass through it. They do so through active or passive transport.
How is a cell affected if it looses the ability to be selectively permeable?
It will burst. It is selectively permeable to ensure that only the material that is required in the cell is able to enter it, if it looses the ability to to be selectively permeable then difusion will occur and the cell with try to be equal to the outside pressure, which will likely cause the cell to burst.
Cells have selectively what?
Selectively permeable.
Cells have selectively what membranes?
Selectively permeable.
What is definition of selectively permeable?
The selectively permeable phospholipid bilayer (a.k.a plasma membrane) is 'selectively permeable' because it selects which molecules it allows to permeate (pass through).
What is the relationship between cell membrane and selectively permeable?
Cell membranes are indeed selectively permeable.
How is dialysis membrane selectively permeable?
a dialysis membrane is selectively permeable, it is used in experiments to simulate cellular membranes, and it is permeable to water but not to sucrose.
What is a selectively permeable memberane?
A selectively permeable membrane means that it lets some molecules through but others can't get in.
Does the membrane of a cell is selectively permeable?
no
Does selectively permeable and semi permeable mean the same thing?
nope
What is the basic strcture of a cell membrane?
Cell membrane is elastic and transparent. It can be impermeable, permeable, semi-permeable or selectively permeable. In humans the plasma membrane is selectively permeable that is it allows entry to certain substance.
Are cell walls and cell membranes selectively permeable?
Cell membranes are selectively permeable while cell walls are semi-selectively permeable. Keep in mind that only low level organisms, like plants, have cell walls.
A membrane that allows some substances to pass through while excluding others would be called a?
semipermeable or selectively permeable.
What does a selectively permeable membrane do?
A selectively permeable membrane allows some substances through it and does not allow others.Allows certain substances to pass but not others
