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Hello.Does anybody know what is the difference between a plasma membrane and cell wall? Thanks in advance.

The cell membrane is a phospholipid bilayer. The cell wall is an aggregation of peptidoglycan, cellulose, or chitin depending on the organism.

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so does this mean that plasma membrane is synonimous to cell membrane....? please explain further..thanks in advance

so does this mean that plasma membrane is synonimous to cell membrane....? please explain further..thanks in advance

yup, you got it.

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