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Explain what a cell membrane is, with its types.

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Cell membrane is the outermost covering of the cell also called a plasma membrane. It is composed of lipids and proteins. It shows properties of permeability to particular particles hence called Semipermeable, impermeable and freely permeable membrane.

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