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It doesn't. It has whats called a selectively permeable membrane which means its sort of like a screen. A screen lets air in, but keeps flys out. Right? Well, the cell membrane is the same way. It lets in food and water molecules because their smaller and keeps bacteria out. It does this by a process called diffusion. Diffusion is the process in which a molecule moves from a place of higher concentration (outside of the cell) to lower concentration (inside of the cell). Get it?

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