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SVETLANKA909090 [29]
4 years ago
13

Why is the plasma membrane called a selectively permeable membrane

Biology
1 answer:
Ksivusya [100]4 years ago
4 0

Plasma membrane allows some material to pass through it while on the same time it blocks other material from entering through it.

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