THE CELL
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE CELL
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Porous
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Acts like a switch
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Permanent
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Semipermeable
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Detailed explanation-1: -An example of a selectively-permeable membrane is the cell membrane. It allows the passage of only certain types of molecules through diffusion and occasionally by facilitated diffusion. Synonyms: semipermeable membrane; partially-permeable membrane; differentially-permeable membrane.
Detailed explanation-2: -Other types of semipermeable membranes are cation-exchange membranes (CEMs), anion-exchange membranes (AEMs), alkali anion exchange membranes (AAEMs) and proton-exchange membranes (PEMs).
Detailed explanation-3: -Semipermeable membrane describes a membrane that allows some particles to pass through (by size), whereas the selectively permeable membrane “chooses” what passes through (size is not a factor).