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Cells need an intact plasma membrane for survival. Why? Because the plasma membrane is the border of the cell. It separates the inside from the outside and controls passage of molecules, nutrients, ions, etc. into the cell as well as waste products and toxins out of the cell. It is responsible for ...

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