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Which part of the cell serves as a barrier or boundary?
Which part of the cell serves as a barrier or boundary?
What is the function of the plasma membrane?
What is the function of the plasma membrane?
What is selective permeability?
What is selective permeability?
Why is the ability of the cell to discriminate in its chemical exchange with the environment important?
Why is the ability of the cell to discriminate in its chemical exchange with the environment important?
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What makes selectivity possible in cell membranes?
What makes selectivity possible in cell membranes?
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True or false: The plasma membrane surrounds the contents of a cell and serves as a barrier or boundary?
True or false: The plasma membrane surrounds the contents of a cell and serves as a barrier or boundary?
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True or false: The plasma membrane exhibits selective permeability?
True or false: The plasma membrane exhibits selective permeability?
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True or false: The ability of the cell to discriminate in its chemical exchange with its environment is fundamental to life?
True or false: The ability of the cell to discriminate in its chemical exchange with its environment is fundamental to life?
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True or false: The plasma membrane and its component molecules make selectivity possible?
True or false: The plasma membrane and its component molecules make selectivity possible?
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True or false: Cell membranes control the passage of substances?
True or false: Cell membranes control the passage of substances?
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