The Environment Outside the Plasma Membrane is Most Appropriately Referred

Question

The environment outside the plasma membrane is most appropriately referred to as
A) intracellular.
B) extracellular.
C) multicellular.
D) centrocellular.
E) None of these choices are correct.

Accepted Answer

The environment outside the plasma membrane is commonly referred to as the extracellular environment which includes the space between cells, tissues, and even the entire organism. Intracellular refers to the environment inside the cell, multicellular refers to organisms composed of more than one cell, and centrocellular is not a commonly used term in biology.