answersLogoWhite

0

The cell membrane is like the cell wall in a plant cell: it protects the cell. The difference is that it identifies what does not belong there, like a hopper at a club. The thing is, like people trying to get in a club, some things have false ID's which make it difficult for the "hopper" or cell membrane to sense any differences. That is why we can get sick or get diseases. Hope this is helpful :~D

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about Natural Sciences

In order to reach the cytoplasm this rna must pass through?

nuclear membrane


Which cell part must be destroyed in order to release DNA from wheat germ cells?

The cell part that must be destroyed to release DNA from wheat germ cells is the cell membrane. The cell membrane acts as a barrier that surrounds the cell and protects its contents, including the DNA. Breaking down the cell membrane allows access to the DNA contained within the cell.


Where do proteins travel to get modified packaged and secreted?

Many proteins must be chemically folded into an active tertiary structure. The protein must be transported to where it will function. Sometimes the protein must move out of the cell, as in the case of hormones such as insulin. In such case, a small membrane vesicle contains the protein fuses with the cell membrane. The protein is than released outside and the proteins that are destined to become a part of membrane are made on ribosomes that are bound to the endoplasmic reticulum.


What is the structure of a cell membrane in plant cells?

The cell membrane is composed of phospholipid bi-layer and proteins. The phospholipids are both hydrophillic and hydrophobic and makes the cell membrane be selectively permeable, that is allows only curtain molecules to pass through the membrane. The proteins function is to determine wchich molecules must go in and wchich shouldn't go inside the cell.


What must a substance pass through to enter or leave a cell?

A substance must pass through the cell membrane in order to enter or leave a cell. This process can occur through various methods such as simple diffusion, facilitated diffusion, active transport, or endocytosis/exocytosis. The cell membrane acts as a barrier that selectively allows certain substances to pass through while blocking others.

Related Questions

What substances must pass through a cells's membrane for the cell to continue to function?

water and nutrients.


Any material coming in or out of a cell must pass through this?

cell membrane


Controls what goes in and out of the cell?

It is the cell membrane. As the name indicates it is the membrane around the cell which has exactly the function described, controlling what is going in and out of the cell, through different kinds of channeling technics


What part of the cell must nutrients pass through to get into the cell?

The Cell Membrane


What must every cell have in order to maintain its integrity and to survive?

Every cell must have a cell membrane to maintain its integrity and to survive.


What must every cell have in order to maintain its integrity to survive?

Every cell must have a cell membrane to maintain its integrity and to survive.


What is the functioning of the cell membrane of all organisms?

The main function is to keep the organism and its environment separate. After separating the organism and its environment, the membrane must also provide means to bring into the cell things it needs from the environment and take out of the cell things that must be disposed of.


In order to reach the cytoplasm this rna must pass through?

nuclear membrane


Which cell part must be destroyed in order to release DNA from wheat germ cells?

The cell part that must be destroyed to release DNA from wheat germ cells is the cell membrane. The cell membrane acts as a barrier that surrounds the cell and protects its contents, including the DNA. Breaking down the cell membrane allows access to the DNA contained within the cell.


Is cell membrane a prokaryotic?

In order for a cell to be prokaryotic, it must NOTcontain a nucleus. Parts of the cell, like the membrane, cannot be prokaryotic or eukaryotic. The cell as a whole is either prokaryotic or eukaryotic.


Where do proteins travel to get modified packaged and secreted?

Many proteins must be chemically folded into an active tertiary structure. The protein must be transported to where it will function. Sometimes the protein must move out of the cell, as in the case of hormones such as insulin. In such case, a small membrane vesicle contains the protein fuses with the cell membrane. The protein is than released outside and the proteins that are destined to become a part of membrane are made on ribosomes that are bound to the endoplasmic reticulum.


What is the structure of a cell membrane in plant cells?

The cell membrane is composed of phospholipid bi-layer and proteins. The phospholipids are both hydrophillic and hydrophobic and makes the cell membrane be selectively permeable, that is allows only curtain molecules to pass through the membrane. The proteins function is to determine wchich molecules must go in and wchich shouldn't go inside the cell.