Which of the following is not true about the plasma membrane?

Contains genes

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Acts as a boundary or border for the cytoplasm

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Regulates passage of material in and out of the cell

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Present in plant and animal cells

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Solution

The correct option is A Contains genes
Genes are present in chromosomes inside the nucleus and not in the plasma membrane.
The cell membrane forms the border of the cytoplasm.
The cell membrane regulates the passage of materials.
The cell membrane is found in both plant and animal cells.
So, the correct option is A.

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Which of the following statement is not true for plasma membrane?

(a) It is present in both plant and animal cell

(b) Lipid is present as a bilayer in it

(d) Carbohydrate is never found in it

Cytoplasm forms the outer boundary of a cell and controls material moving in and out of the cell.

Pick the correct set of difference(s) between plant and animal cells from the following table.

Number	Animal cell	Plant cell
i	Animal cells have large single vacuole	Plant cells have many small vacuoles
ii	Animal cells do not have plastids	Plant cells have plastids including chloroplast
iii	Animal cells do not have cell wall	Plant cells have cell wall outside the plasma membrane
iv	Animal cells are green in colour	Plant cells are not coloured

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