All of the Following Are True About the Plasma Membrane

question 40

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true about the plasma membrane EXCEPT:

• A) It forms the outer boundary of the cell.
• B) It contains genetic material.
• C) It is selectively permeable.
• D) It is composed of phospholipids.

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Definitions:

Neuron

A nerve cell that is the basic building block of the nervous system, responsible for transmitting information throughout the body.

Transmit

To send or convey something (such as information or energy) from one person or place to another.

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Dendrites

The branched projections of a neuron that act to conduct the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the body, or soma, of the neuron.