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the cell membrane allows only certain substances to pass through it

It is considered semipermeable because, it allows non charged particals to pass through.

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Because it is only permeable to certain things, such as ions and steroid hormones.

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What is also called a plasma membrane?

as the name suggests plasma means colorless and in the same waymembrane is also colorless becoz of this cell membrane is also known as plasma membrane


To what is the plasma membrane said to be?

Semipermeable or selectively permeable.


This structure is the outermost boundary of the cell and is semipermeable?

Plasma membrane or cell membrane


The plasma membrane is a semipermeable membrane. This means that it is?

it is permeable to some molecules and not permeable to others.


Is the plasma membrane in all plants partially permeable?

They are all semipermeable.


What is the semipermeable layer that surrounds all cells?

The semipermeable layer that surrounds all cells is called the cell membrane or plasma membrane. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins and acts as a barrier, controlling the movement of substances in and out of the cell.


Cleansing the blood via a semipermeable membrane is called?

semipermeable


This structure has been shown to be composed of three distinct zones or layers and is semipermeable?

plasma membrane


Is membrane permeability a major function of the plasma protein in the blood?

yes, cell membranes are semipermeable.


What is diffusion and how does it relate to plasma membrane?

Diffusion is simply the movement of one molecule from an area of high concentration to low concentration. It is semi related to the plasma membrane because plasma membrane does allow diffusion, to an extent. Plasma membrane is semipermeable and only allows certain things to diffuse in or diffuse out.


Does a cell have skin?

a cell does not have "skin" like on the outsides of our bodies, but is covered by the semipermeable plasma cell membrane.


What is the structural model of the plasma membrane called-?

structural model of plasma membrane is called the selectively permeable membrane Structural model of the plasma membrane is called Fluid Mosaic Model.