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Q: What is the thin covering around a cell that separates it from its surroundings?
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What separates the cell from its surroundings and selects what can and can't enter?

Cell Membrane!!


What is each cell surrounded by that separates the interior of the cell from its surroundings?

For animal cells it is the cell membrane, for plant cells it is the cell wall.


How is lipids suited to the function of the membrane?

It separates the cell from its surroundings and acts as a selective barrier to the passage of substances in and out of the cell


A collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that separates it from the surroundings?

a cell This could be a cell, but it could also be a specimen. The question is not sufficiently definite.


What is the covering around the cell?

The flexible covering around a cell is a type mucous membrane that protects the cell. The covering is a plasma membrane that is composed of mostly proteins.


What compound suited to the function of the membrane?

I'm assuming that you're talking about Lipids. It separates the cell from its surroundings and acts as a barrier.


What organelle separates cell interior from environment?

What seperates the internal composition and the Cytoplasme (the liquid inside the cell holding all parts or organisms of the cell in place) of the cell from the external is the plasmic membrane. This membrane has many functions as it's strcuture helps it to move or squeeze into places the cell needs to go.


How are lipids suited to the functions of the membrane?

the outer boundary of the cell. It separates the cell from its surroundings and acts as a selective barrier to the passage of substances in and out of the cell.


What is the flexible covering around a cell?

This is known as the cell membrane. Cell membranes are found in all cells. In plants, fungi and bacteria there is also a cell wall.


What rigid covering is not found in animal cell?

The rigid covering mainly found around plant cells and some bacteria is called a cell wall.


Outer covering around a plant cell made of fibrous material?

The outer covering of a plant cell is called the cell wall. This cell wall is composed of cellulose ( a fibrous material) and hemicellulose.


A protective outer covering around all cells?

cell membrane