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semi permeable means the cell chooses what comes into it, they have this so they can let food particles and water in but not large items or other cells

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What is the relationship between cell membrane and selectively permeable?

Cell membranes are indeed selectively permeable.


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.


What does it mean for a cell membraneto be selectively permeable?

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Does the membrane of a cell is selectively permeable?

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What is the basic strcture of a cell membrane?

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Description of cell membranes?

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Is the cell memebrane selectively permeable?

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What does it mean that biological memberanes are selectively permeable?

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What part of the cell is descibe as selectively permeable?

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What is selectively (semi) permeable?

A selectively permeable cell is a cell whose cell membrane only lets in certain things like food but on the other hand tries to not letting things like viruses or bacteria all cells are semi or selectively permeable


Controls entery into and out of cell?

Its selectively permeable membrane.