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Grade 129 grade science

Why the plasma membrane is called a selectively permeable membrane?

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5 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years ago
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Plasma membrane called a selectively permeable membrane because it regulates the movement of substances from within to outside of the cell. This means that the plasma membrane allows the entry of some substances while preventing the movement of some other substance.



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