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There are several types of antibiotics that cause damage to the plasma membrane of bacterial cells. These antibiotics injure the the plasma membrane and cause it to die (lysis of the cell). After the membrane has been damaged or destroyed, the bacteria's contents/nurtients escape and the poisons of the antibiotic are allowed to enter the cell and kill it. Antibiotics have selective toxicity so that they can target specific microbes without damaging the person taking the drug.
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Do plant cell's animal cell's and bacterial cell's all have a plasma membrane?
Yes, all plant cells, animal cells, and bacterial cells have a plasma membrane. The plasma membrane is a semi-permeable membrane that surrounds the cell and regulates the passage of molecules in and out of the cell.
What is the bacterial structure that acts as a selective barrier allowing nutrients to enter the cell and wastes to leave the cell.?
plasma membrane
What name is given to the rigid structure found outside the plasma membrane that surrounds and supports the bacterial cells?
The cell wall is a rigid supporting structure.
Another name for plasma membrane?
A cell membrane is also known as a plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane. The cell membrane separates the interior of a cell from its outside environment. The main function of a cell membrane is to protect the cell from its surroundings.
How is the plasma membrane of the liver cell?
plasma membrane
Does a bacterial cell have a cell membrane?
Of course they are found in bacterial cells.Every living cell has a plasma membrane.
Do plant cell's animal cell's and bacterial cell's all have a plasma membrane?
Yes, all plant cells, animal cells, and bacterial cells have a plasma membrane. The plasma membrane is a semi-permeable membrane that surrounds the cell and regulates the passage of molecules in and out of the cell.
In a cell what is the periplasm?
This refers to the area around the plasma membrane. In a bacterium, the area between the plasma membrane and the the bacterial cell wall.
Do some bacteria not have a plasma membrane?
All bacteria have a plasma membrane, which is a semi-permeable membrane that surrounds the cell and regulates the passage of molecules in and out of the cell. The plasma membrane is essential for bacterial survival and function.
What is the bacterial structure that acts as a selective barrier allowing nutrients to enter the cell and wastes to leave the cell.?
plasma membrane
Do bacterial plasma membranes contain sterols?
Many bacterial plasma membranes do contain a sterol like membrane called hopanoids. Hopanoids are a natural pentacylic compound, this is based on the chemical structure hopane.
What name is given to the rigid structure found outside the plasma membrane that surrounds and supports the bacterial cells?
The cell wall is a rigid supporting structure.
How does nutrients enter a cell?
The plasma membrane.
Photosynthetic bacterial membranes are located in the?
Photosynthetic bacterial membranes are located in the cell plasma membrane. These membranes contain photosynthetic pigments and protein complexes that carry out the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. The arrangement of these components allows the bacteria to convert light energy into chemical energy for metabolism.
Another name for plasma membrane?
A cell membrane is also known as a plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane. The cell membrane separates the interior of a cell from its outside environment. The main function of a cell membrane is to protect the cell from its surroundings.
How is the plasma membrane of the liver cell?
plasma membrane
What structure regulates the passage of material into and out of bacterial cell?
The cell membrane, also known as the plasma membrane, regulates the passage of material into and out of a bacterial cell. It acts as a selective barrier, allowing nutrients to enter the cell and waste products to exit while maintaining the cell's internal environment. The membrane is made up of phospholipids and proteins that control the movement of substances through the process of diffusion and active transport.
