Why is a selectively permeable membrane so important to living things?

A) It allows cells to attach to adjacent tissues.
B) It provides a good barrier between the inside and outside of the cell.
C) Proteins will avoid a selectively permeable membrane.
D) The membrane may absorb several times its weight in cholesterol.
E) all of the above


B) It provides a good barrier between the inside and outside of the cell.

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