means that the cell membrane has some control over what can cross it, so that only certain molecules either enter or leave the cell
Diffusion is a physical process. When it is performed through a selectively permeable membrane, it is called osmosis. Thus osmosis is an appropriate word for movement of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane and not diffusion.
diffusion
Such a membrane is said to be selectively permeable or semi-permeable.
selectively permeable
Unwanted substances could get in, potentially destroying the cell and membrane.
semipermeable or selectively 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.
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.
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Cell membranes are indeed selectively permeable.
A selectively permeable membrane allows some substances through it and does not allow others.Allows certain substances to pass but not others
The selectively permeable phospholipid bilayer (a.k.a plasma membrane) is 'selectively permeable' because it selects which molecules it allows to permeate (pass through).
Diffusion is a physical process. When it is performed through a selectively permeable membrane, it is called osmosis. Thus osmosis is an appropriate word for movement of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane and not diffusion.
The membrane is selectively permeable because it has specific instructions on what the membrane can allow through based on the How_is_the_cell_membrane_semi_or_selectively_permeable, size, and ionization of the particle.
The membrane is selectively permeable because it has specific instructions on what the membrane can allow through based on the How_is_the_cell_membrane_semi_or_selectively_permeable, size, and ionization of the particle.
Cells have impermeable, permeable and selectively permeable membranes.
Membranes that are permeable (loose) tend to have lots of what?