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If a cell membrane were completely permeable to all substances, could the cell continue to live?

If a cell membrane were completely permeable to all substances, could the cell continue to live?
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If a cell membrane were completely permeable to all substances, could the cell continue to live?

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User Yordis Prieto Lazo
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No, it would not be able to live.
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User Linuskmr
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There will be no control over the flow of compounds into and out of the cell which would serously compromise its ability to function properly if at all!
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