Chapter 4 - Nucleic Acids and the Origin of Life - 4.4 - Cells Orginiated from Their Molecular Building Blocks - 4.4 Recap - Learning Outcomes - Page 79: 1

Cell membranes were vastly important during the developing stages of the history of life because it effectively created a barrier between what is inside the cell and what is outside. This allowed the interior to maintain a chemical composition that facilitated certain cell processes such as metabolism and protein synthesis.

Cell membranes were vastly important during the developing stages of the history of life because it effectively created a barrier between what is inside the cell and what is outside. This allowed the interior to maintain a chemical composition that facilitated certain cell processes such as metabolism and protein synthesis.