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.
m
Selectively permeable.
semipermeable or 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).
Cell membranes are indeed selectively permeable.
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.
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.
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.
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.
no
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.
A mirror is not selectively permeable. The mirror's surface is rigid since it cannot allow any substances to pass through it.