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Although some small molecules including oxygen, water and co2 are able to diffuse through it, the phospholipid bilayer forms a barrier to most hydrophilic molecules and ions. --Biology wit physiology, Life on Earth 5th edu - Ausesrik, Byers

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What membranes allow some materials to pass while constraining the movement of other molecules.?

Semi permeable membranes as the plasma membranes in cells of our body.


What part of the cell lets wastes out the cell?

Plasma membrane


Where can selectively permeable membranes be found in a plant cell?

Selectively permeable membranes can be found in several locations within a plant cell, most notably in the plasma membrane that surrounds the cell. This membrane regulates the movement of substances in and out of the cell, allowing essential nutrients to enter while keeping harmful substances out. Additionally, selectively permeable membranes are present in the tonoplast, which encloses the central vacuole, and in the membranes of organelles such as chloroplasts and mitochondria, each controlling the exchange of materials specific to their functions.


What ions are most permeable in neuron plasma membranes?

Neuron plasma membranes are most permeable to potassium ions (K+) due to the presence of leak potassium channels. This allows for the resting membrane potential to be closer to the equilibrium potential for potassium. Sodium ions (Na+) and chloride ions (Cl-) also play roles in membrane potential, but potassium ions have the highest permeability.


Which ions are permeable to phospholipids that make up the plasma membrane?

Small, uncharged molecules like oxygen and carbon dioxide are permeable to phospholipids in the plasma membrane, while ions such as sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), and chloride (Cl-) are not permeable due to their charge.

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Is a cell membrane permeable impermeable or partially permeable?

Plasma membranes are selectively permeable.


What membranes allow some materials to pass while constraining the movement of other molecules.?

Semi permeable membranes as the plasma membranes in cells of our body.


What part of the cell lets wastes out the cell?

Plasma membrane


Why is the skin permeable to organic solvents?

Because they can dissolve the lipid bilayers of epidermal and dermal cell plasma membranes.


Where can selectively permeable membranes be found in a plant cell?

Selectively permeable membranes can be found in several locations within a plant cell, most notably in the plasma membrane that surrounds the cell. This membrane regulates the movement of substances in and out of the cell, allowing essential nutrients to enter while keeping harmful substances out. Additionally, selectively permeable membranes are present in the tonoplast, which encloses the central vacuole, and in the membranes of organelles such as chloroplasts and mitochondria, each controlling the exchange of materials specific to their functions.


Which biological theme is explored when studying osmosis and diffusion?

The biological theme - membranes - is explored in two ways thusly: permeable membranes and semi-permeable membranes.


What ions are most permeable in neuron plasma membranes?

Neuron plasma membranes are most permeable to potassium ions (K+) due to the presence of leak potassium channels. This allows for the resting membrane potential to be closer to the equilibrium potential for potassium. Sodium ions (Na+) and chloride ions (Cl-) also play roles in membrane potential, but potassium ions have the highest permeability.


Do all cells have a membrane?

Cells have impermeable, permeable and selectively permeable membranes.


What is selectively permeable membrane made from?

Membranes that are permeable (loose) tend to have lots of what?


What do the membranes of micro spheres and those of cells have in common?

they have selectively permeable membranes


What are the differences between the plasma membrane and other membranes?

plasma membrane and other membranes are the same


Are plasma membranes only found in plant cells?

no animal cells also have plasma membranes