Question

Which of the following outcomes would be most likely if the membrane of a cell were no longer selectively permeable?

A)A cell wall would form outside the membrane to protect the contents of the cell.

B) Harmful substances would be able to enter the cell and cause mutations to the cell’s DNA.

C) The cell would die as it would not be able to regulate which substances could enter and leave.

D) The cell would grow as more nutrients would be able to easily enter the cell.

Answer 1

Which do you think it is?

Answer 2

C?

Answer 3

So do I.

But the question's ambiguous. What would happen depends on whether the plasma membrane becomes entirely impermeable or entirely permeable.

Answer 4

It's C, although the question could have been a little more specific.