Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 1SQ
The plasma membrane __________.
- a. surrounds the cytoplasm
- b. separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm
- c. separates the cell interior from the environment
- d. both a and c
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