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Cell membrane is?

  • A.Semipermeable
  • B.Selectively permeable
  • C.Permeable
  • D.Impermeable

Answer: B

The cell membrane is selectively permeable. It lets water and small non-polar molecules through freely, but admits ions, sugars and amino acids only through specific channels and pumps.

This selectivity is what allows a cell to keep its internal composition quite different from its surroundings. A semipermeable membrane, by contrast, sorts only by size.

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