Question

What are the 3 main functions of the cell membrane?

Answer 1

Cell membrane:

1. Cell membrane or plasma membrane is composed of a phospholipid bilayer which is semipermeable.
2. It is responsible to regulate the transportation of materials and the movement of substances in and out of the cell.
3. Many tiny, fat-soluble molecules, such as oxygen, can pass through the membrane, while big, water-soluble molecules, such as sugar, and electrically charged ions, such as calcium, are repelled by the fatty-acid chains.

Functions of cell membrane:

1. They keep toxic substances out of the cell.
2. They contain receptors and channels that allow specific molecules to pass between organelles and between the cell and the outside environment, such as ions, nutrients, wastes, and metabolic products
3. They separate vital but incompatible metabolic processes conducted within organelles.