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It depends on what type of selectively permeable membrane.

The cell membrane, which is an example of a selectively permeable membrane, allows the passage of non-polar molecules (such as steroid hormones) and small uncharged polar molecules (such as water).

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

semipermeable or selectively permeable.


What does a selectively permeable membrane do?

A selectively permeable membrane allows some substances through it and does not allow others.Allows certain substances to pass but not others


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 a selectlively permeable membrane?

The cell membrane is selectively permeable, allowing some molecules to pass through by osmosis


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.


What is a selectively permeable cell membrane?

Things can pass in and out through the cell.


What do you call a cell membrane that allows certain molecules to pass through?

A selectively permeable membrane.


What occurs when only water can pass through a selectively permeable membrane?

osmosis


Is a membrane selectively permeable?

Selectively permeable means that only certain substances are able pass through the cell membrane.A selectively permeable membrane is a membrane that only can be permeated by selective things, in other words a surface that lets some molecules in but not others. Like a cell membrane will let water diffuse into it :)


What selectively permeable means?

Selectively permeable describes a cell membrane that allows certain ions or molecules to pass through it by means of passive or active transport.


What is the diffusion of water molecule through a selectively permeable membrane?

It's called osmosis. A selectively permeable membrane will only allow certain molecules to pass trough. To illustrate: If you have a high concentration of sugar molecules on one side of the membrane, no sugar on the other side, and the sugar molecules are too big to pass trough the membrane. If this is the case, then water molecules will diffuse over to the side of the membrane with a high sugar concentration. This happens because the molecules try to distribute themselves evenly in the solution. The water molecules move because the sugar molecules can't.


What does it mean for phospholipid membrane to be selectively permeable?

It only let's some materials pass in and out.