what are the similarities between a visking tubing and a plasma membrane?
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Visking tubing is very similar to the cell membrane. It is also a selectively permeable membrane. It has tiny holes (pores), which allow small molecules through, but stop molecules that are too large to fit through them.
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The cell membrane, also called the plasma membrane, is found in all cells and separates the interior of the cell from the outside environment. The cell membrane consists of a lipid bilayer that is semipermeable. The cell membrane regulates the transport of materials entering and exiting the cell.
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The fluid mosaic model describes the structure of the plasma membrane as a mosaic of components —including phospholipids, cholesterol, proteins, and carbohydrates—that gives the membrane a fluid character. Plasma membranes range from 5 to 10 nm in thickness.
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The plasma membrane: The plasma membrane is composed of phospholipids and proteins that provide a barrier between the external environment and the cell, regulate the transportation of molecules across the membrane, and communicate with other cells via protein receptors.
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The outer membrane has many protein-based pores that are big enough to allow the passage of ions and molecules as large as a small protein. In contrast, the inner membrane has much more restricted permeability, much like the plasma membrane of a cell.
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['The principal components of the plasma membrane are lipids ( phospholipids and cholesterol), proteins, and carbohydrates.', 'The plasma membrane protects intracellular components from the extracellular environment.']
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Eukaryotic Plasma Membrane: The eukaryotic plasma membrane is a phospholipid bilayer with proteins and cholesterol embedded in it. The cell membrane is an extremely pliable structure composed primarily of two adjacent sheets of phospholipids. Cholesterol, also present, contributes to the fluidity of the membrane.
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Similarities include: Both are involved in transporting big molecules across the membrane. ... formed from the cell membrane which then gets into the cytoplasm. Exocytosis increases the size of the cell membrane while endo does the opposite.
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In a hypertonic solution, a cell with a cell wall will lose water too. The plasma membrane pulls away from the cell wall as it shrivels, a process called plasmolysis. Animal cells tend to do best in an isotonic environment, plant cells tend to do best in a hypotonic environment.
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The cell membrane is semipermeable (or selectively permeable). It is made of a phospholipid bilayer, along with other various lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates.
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Answer and Explanation: The channels and pumps that traverse the cell membrane are made out of proteins.
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Plasma membranes must allow certain substances to enter and leave a cell, and prevent some harmful materials from entering and some essential materials from leaving. In other words, plasma membranes are selectively permeable—they allow some substances to pass through, but not others.
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The primary function of the plasma membrane is to protect the cell from its surroundings. Composed of a phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins, the plasma membrane is selectively permeable to ions and organic molecules and regulates the movement of substances in and out of cells.
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Plasma Membrane protects protoplasm and checks the entry of molecules. Hence it is a semi-permeable membrane, also helps in cell-cell communication; while Cell wall provides rigidity and protection from external shock to the cell.
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Plasma Membrane is the phospholipid layer, found in all types of cells; it helps in protecting the protoplasm and checks the passage of molecules inside the cell, Though cell wall is found in the plant cell, fungi, bacteria only and protects the cell from external shocks, and provide rigidity and shape to the cell.
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In facilitated diffusion, ions, sugars, and salts are transported across the membrane. In active transport, ions, sugars, and salts are also transported. The second similarity is that both facilitated diffusion and active transport use proteins as their means of transporting their materials to and from the cell.
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The principal components of the plasma membrane are lipids (phospholipids and cholesterol), proteins, and carbohydrate groups that are attached to some of the lipids and proteins. A phospholipid is a lipid made of glycerol, two fatty acid tails, and a phosphate-linked head group.