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  What is the difference between the plasma membrane and cell wall? Give the functions of each one.

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  The differences between plasma membrane and cell wall are given below

S. No.	Plasma Membrane	Cell Wall
(i)	It is made up to lipids and proteins.	It is made up to mostly cellulose.
(ii)	It is living.	It is dead.
(iii)	Present in both plant and animal cells.	Found exclusively in plant cells.

Cell membrane or plasma membrane regulates entryand exit out of molecules in and out of the cell. Cell wall provides structural strength to the plants.                                                                                                                            (3)