Describe three roles of membranes within cells.

Compartmentalisation - as different organelle's different metabolic reaction require different optimum environments such as pH and temperature. Site of chemical reactions such as photosynthesis or respiration. Acts as a receptor - glycolipids and glycoproteins act as receptors for proteins for both the cell and organelles within.

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