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A cell membrane can be compared to cloth for several reasons. Firstly, the cell membrane keeps all the organelles, the nucleus and the cytoplasm inside the cell. This is similar to cloth, when you picture a cloth bag. The cloth is strong enough to keep all of the items in the bag. Secondly, a cell membrane can permit small particles of protein, energy and water to the cell. This is similar to cloth because cloth allows things such as water and oxygen to seep through the fabric. Cloth is made of woven thread, and has many small holes, much like the minuscule pores of a membrane.

However, a cell membrane is different from a cloth in one specific way. Cloth cannot restrict certain materials from entering, while a cell membrane can. So one could say a cell membrane is like a living cloth, permitting some things to enter the cell and restricting others. A cell membrane can also allow wastes, and carbon dioxide to exit the cell.

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