Why is a cell membrane important to both plant and animal cells? It stores food and water.

It controls the activities of the cell.

It uses energy from the Sun to perform photosynthesis.

It provides a barrier between the cell and its environment.

The lake of the ozarks is a human-made lake, so it collects runoff from coal strip-mining, fertilizers, resort wastewaters, and septic drainages. the average lake temperature is between 10∘c and 21∘c. consider the physical requirements for growth and multiplication that would allow fecal coliforms to “blossom” in the lake of the ozarks. which of the following would accurately describe these organisms? check all that apply. psychrophiles facultative halophiles extremophiles mesophiles hyperthermophiles