Question

Question

Which statement about plasma membranes is correct?
Responses

Both plant cells and animal cells have flexible plasma membranes.
Both plant cells and animal cells have flexible plasma membranes.

Plant cells have cell walls instead of plasma membranes.
Plant cells have cell walls instead of plasma membranes.

Animal cells have cell membranes instead of plasma membranes.
Animal cells have cell membranes instead of plasma membranes.

Plant cells have rigid plasma membranes.

Answer 1

The correct statement is:

Both plant cells and animal cells have flexible plasma membranes.

To elaborate, both types of cells possess plasma membranes (also called cell membranes) that are flexible. Plant cells also have a rigid cell wall outside the plasma membrane, but this does not replace the plasma membrane; instead, it provides additional structural support.