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The cell membrane is essentially the wall around your house. In addition to giving shape to the cell, the selectively-permeable nature of the cell membrane allows the cell to determine what chemical compounds are let in and out. This helps to keep out potentially toxic compounds.
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∙ 13y agoThe cell membrane lets nutrients in the cell. It lets wastes out of the cell. The cell membrane allow the cells to live.
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∙ 12y agoWithout the cell membrane the cell would be open for viruses to attack and wouldn't be able to receive nutrients or water or expel waste
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What is the outer layer of a cell?
The outer layer of a cell is the cell membrane or plasma membrane
All living material of an animal cell is enclosed in a flexible what?
protoplasm is enclosed in a skin like cell
What controls substances that enter and leave the cell?
IT depends on what cell. In the plant cell it is the cell wall and the cell membrane. But in the animal cell it is only the cell membrane.
What is the outer layer in animal cells called?
the cell membrane. It is a protein mosaic this is hydrophobic on both sides and hydrophllic in the center.
Describe how the contents of a cell are protected from the cell's environment?
Most cells are to small to be seen with the naked eye.some organisms are made up of trillions of cells
Does the elodea plant have a cell membrane?
All plants have a cell membrane as it is vital for survival since it regulates what enters and leaves our cells.
How is the nuclear membrane important to the cell?
The nuclear membrane is important to the cell because if there was no nuclear membrane the cell would have no organization of the genetic material of the eukaryoytic cells.
What part of the cell is most important in maintaining homeostasis?
The cell membrane is the most important in maintaining homeostasis. This is because the cell membrane controls what goes in and out of the cell.
Why is it important for the cell membrane to be a selectivly premeable?
It is important because, if the cell membrane was not selectivly permable, we would not be able to do the things today.
How is the movement of materials across the cell membrane related to the survival of the organism?
its your mama :p
How the cell membrane is important to the health of a cell?
The fat on the out side
How is mechanism important to cell survival?
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What is important for a cells survival?
a host cell
What cell structure is important in homeostasis?
It's the plasma membrane. This is because it acts like a gate regulating what can enter and leave the cell. If the plasma membrane did not exist the cell would die because it might take in something that could kill it.
Which structure of a cell helps in maintaining homeostasis by moving things into or out of a cell?
The cell membrane controls what substances go in and out of the cell. It is basically the most important structure when talking about homeostasis.
Phospholipids are important components of what?
Cell membrane
What manufactures substances important for cell function?
the membrane
