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The cell membrane surrounds the protoplasm of a cell and separates the intracellular components from the extracellular environment. The cell membrane also helps in anchoring the cytoskeleton to provide shape to the cell, and in attaching to the extracellular matrix and other cells to help group cells together to form tissues.
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BlakeThe cell membrane is essential for controlling what enters and exits the cell, maintaining cellular structure and shape, and facilitating cell communication with its environment. It also helps protect the cell from harmful substances and allows for interactions between different cells.
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What Controls what moves in and out of the cell?
Cell membrane
Which contains the other cell membrane or phospholipid?
the cell membrane
What controls the entering and leaving of a cell?
cell (plasma) membrane
What controls the movement in and out of the cell in plant cells?
cell membrane aka plasma membrane
What cell structure is important in homeostasis?
It's the plasma membrane. This is because it acts like a gate regulating what can enter and leave the cell. If the plasma membrane did not exist the cell would die because it might take in something that could kill it.
