Cell membrane/plasma membrane (1st function)
bilayer made of lipids that have proteins that float along the bilayer
Cell membrane/plasma membrane (2nd definition)
Selective barrier
Selective barrier
The nature of being selective regulates what comes into and what leaves the cell membrane and essentially the cell
Cell wall
Non-living structure found “outside” the cell membrane such as:
- plant cells
- algal cells
- fungal cells
*Cell wall does not interfere with the passage of materials into or out of the cell