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Two activities of the cell membrane are?

The cell membrane regulates what substances can enter and leave the cell through its selective permeability. It also helps maintain the cell's shape and structure by providing support and protection.


What is a cell membrane of?

There are multiple membranes in a cell. Two of them are the cell membrane and the nucleur membrane.


What are two names of the cell membrane?

The cell membrane (also called the plasma membrane or plasmalemma) is the biological membrane separating the interior of a cell from the outside environment.


What are two words for cell wall?

Cell membrane and Cell wall are about it.


What provides support for the cell and had two subparts?

cell membrane


What are the two-layers that surround an organelle or cell called?

cell membrane and cell wall


What are the jobs of the plasma membrane?

They protect the cell, give it shape and regulates what goes in and out of the cell.


Why does a cell with a cell wall need a membrane?

A cell that has a cell wall still needs a cell membrane because the two structures have different functions. A cell wall gives the cell shape, support and protection whereas a cell membrane controls what enters and leaves the cell. Also, the cell theory states that all cells have a cell membrane.


Why does a cell with a cell wall need a cell membrane?

A cell that has a cell wall still needs a cell membrane because the two structures have different functions. A cell wall gives the cell shape, support and protection whereas a cell membrane controls what enters and leaves the cell. Also, the cell theory states that all cells have a cell membrane.


What two structures surround cells?

The two structures that surround the prokaryotic cell are the cell membrane or plasma membrane and the cytoskeleton. All prokaryotic cells contain these.


Do gram negative bacteria possess two cell membranes?

Yes, gram-negative bacteria have two cell membranes: an inner membrane and an outer membrane.


Why does a cell that has a cell wall need a cell membrane?

Cell walls and cell membranes have different purposes in a plant cell, the cell wall is for support structure and in some cases protection, where as the cell membrane has many different jobs for the cell, which the cell wall don't perform, such as regulating the flow of what enters and exits the cell .