cell membrane
It forms the boundary between cell and environment. This topic is part of Biology within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 5 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
cell membrane trivia questions
The cell membrane surrounds what?
Answer: Cell
Bonus fact: It forms the boundary between cell and environment.
The cell membrane is made largely of a double layer of what?
Answer: Phospholipids
Bonus fact: Phospholipids form a bilayer with hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails.
What property allows the membrane to control which substances pass through?
Answer: Selective permeability
Bonus fact: Membranes regulate transport into and out of cells.
What structure controls what enters and leaves a cell?
Answer: Cell membrane
Bonus fact: The cell membrane is selectively permeable.
What process lets an amoeba engulf food particles?
Answer: Phagocytosis
Bonus fact: The cell membrane surrounds and internalizes food.