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cell walls are semi-permeable, that is, they selectively permit only certain things through.

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a condom. it is shaped the same and does the same work!

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a plastic bag (the kind you would put a sandwich in or a snack)

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example of a common object that performs similarly to a selectively permeable membrane?

A paper filter


Something that performs the same function as the cell wall?

Something that performs the same function as the cell wall would be the semi permeable membrane. This is because it helps protect the cell.


Something that performs the same function as a cell membrane?

A plastic ziploc bag. It allows certain things to permeate the plastic, and other things not to.


What performs the same function as a cell membrane?

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What performs the same function as a cell?

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What is a Membrane organelles?

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What do nuclear membrane and cell membrane have in common?

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Is Ribosome Found in Prokaryotes?

yes it is found in prokaryotes as it has no membrane to cover it and the prokaryotic cell or prokaryotes lack just membrane bounded organelles and it performs the same function as in eukaryotes