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How do cell membranes differ from cell walls?

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Here are some of the differences I find

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\begin{array}{ll}\textbf{Cell membranes} & \textbf{Cell walls} \\\text{Consist of lipid bilayer} & \text{Consist of peptidoglycans, cellulose,or chitin} \\\text{Semipermeable} & \text{Permeable} \\\text{Thin} & \text{Thick} \\\text{Flexible} & \text{Rigid} \\\text{In animal and plant cells} & \text{Only in plant cells} \\\end{array}

The red arrows in the diagrams below point to these structures in animal and plant cells.

How do cell membranes differ from cell walls?-example-1
How do cell membranes differ from cell walls?-example-2
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