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This term describes an object to be selective on which material it lets pass through it or go into it.

The term usually refers to the cell membrane, because it only lets certain substances through.

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Use the term selectively permeable in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning?

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Cells have selectively what?

Selectively permeable.


A membrane that allows some substances to pass through while excluding others would be called a?

semipermeable or selectively permeable.


What is definition of selectively permeable?

The selectively permeable phospholipid bilayer (a.k.a plasma membrane) is 'selectively permeable' because it selects which molecules it allows to permeate (pass through).


What is the relationship between cell membrane and selectively permeable?

Cell membranes are indeed selectively permeable.


What is a membrane that allows some substances to pass through but excludes others?

A membrane that lets some substances pass through but not others is known as a semipermeable membrane. Other terms that describe this type of membrane are: selectively permeable, partially permeable, or differentially permeable.


How is dialysis membrane selectively permeable?

a dialysis membrane is selectively permeable, it is used in experiments to simulate cellular membranes, and it is permeable to water but not to sucrose.


Why is another word for selectively permeable?

Another word for selectively permeable is semipermeable. This term describes a membrane or barrier that allows certain substances to pass through while blocking others based on size, charge, or other characteristics.


What is the basic strcture of a cell membrane?

Cell membrane is elastic and transparent. It can be impermeable, permeable, semi-permeable or selectively permeable. In humans the plasma membrane is selectively permeable that is it allows entry to certain substance.


Does the membrane of a cell is selectively permeable?

no


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.


Is a mirror selectively permeable?

A mirror is not selectively permeable. The mirror's surface is rigid since it cannot allow any substances to pass through it.