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Why is the plasma membrane called a selectively permeable membrane?
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Plasma membrane allows some material to pass through it while on the same time it blocks other material from entering through it.
In other words it selects materials that can enter the cell. This is the reason it is called selectively permeable membrane.
Plasma membrane allows some material to pass through it while on the same time it blocks other material from entering through it.
In other words it selects materials that can enter the cell. This is the reason it is called selectively permeable membrane.
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