Roles of membranes Flashcards
1
Q
What are the membranes found at the surface of the cells?
A
- cell surface membranes
2
Q
What are some roles of cell surface membranes?
A
- provides some structural support for the cell.
- Act as partially permeable barriers between cell and its environment.
- They are involved in intercellular cell signalling.
3
Q
What is compartmentalisation?
A
- They separate organelles from the cytoplasm
4
Q
What are membranes surrounding organelles roles?
A
- compartmentalisation
- controls what enters and leaves an organelle
- it can be involved in intracellular cell signaling.
5
Q
What are roles of membranes within organelles?
A
- acts as partially permeable barriers between parts of an organelle
- it can be sites of chemical reactions.
