What is the difference between active and passivSome students used vinegar to dissolve away the shells of three eggs and used these eggs as models of human red blood cells. The students observed the changes in the eggs when they were placed in different solutions.



Which statement best describes the role of the cell membrane in this model?

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The cell membrane is an impermeable barrier that prevents water from entering the cell
The cell membrane is an impermeable barrier that prevents water from entering the cell

The cell membrane allows water to enter and leave the cell
The cell membrane allows water to enter and leave the cell

The cell membrane allows solutes to enter the cell, which causes the cell to shrink
The cell membrane allows solutes to enter the cell, which causes the cell to shrink

The cell membrane removes solutes from the environment
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