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The plasma membrane is selectively permeable; it allows some substances to pass through but prevents the passage of other substances
it allows some substances to pass through but blocks the passage of others.
it allows some substances to pass through but blocks the passage of others.
allowing certain substances to pass through it but not others, esp. allowing the passage of a solvent but not of certain solutes. Ex. Cell Membrane
A membrane protein that permits the passage of specific substances is selectively permeable. They allow the solvent as specific solutes to pass through.
Substances that can freely pass through the plasma membrane must be small and non-polar.
Plasmodesmata.
starch doesnt diffuse through the dialysis membrane.
A permeable membrane
The passage of certain substances through the membrane
cell membrane
osmosis