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Cell membrane is selective permeable. Th...

Cell membrane is selective permeable. This means that it

A

allows all materials to pass through

B

allows only water to pass through

C

allows only certain materials to pass through

D

allows only ions to pass through.

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The correct Answer is:
C
Selectively/differentially permeable membranes are the membranes, which allow some substances to pass through them more readily than others. All living biological membrane protein to facilitate the movement.
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