Roles of membranes Flashcards

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What are the membranes found at the surface of the cells?

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  • cell surface membranes
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What are some roles of cell surface membranes?

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  • provides some structural support for the cell.
  • Act as partially permeable barriers between cell and its environment.
  • They are involved in intercellular cell signalling.
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What is compartmentalisation?

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  • They separate organelles from the cytoplasm
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What are membranes surrounding organelles roles?

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  • compartmentalisation
  • controls what enters and leaves an organelle
  • it can be involved in intracellular cell signaling.
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What are roles of membranes within organelles?

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  • acts as partially permeable barriers between parts of an organelle
  • it can be sites of chemical reactions.
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