Biology GCSE
Cell membrane
What Cell membrane means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The partially permeable barrier that controls what enters and leaves the cell.
A partially permeable boundary that controls what enters and leaves the cell.
A partially permeable barrier that controls what enters and leaves the cell.
Forms the outer boundary and controls what enters and leaves.
Topics that use Cell membrane
- Animal and plant cells (AQA GCSE)
- Eukaryotes and prokaryotes (AQA GCSE)
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