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The bacterial cell walls are benefical medically because their formation is different from plant cell wall, so some of medicines can stop the growth of bacteria inside the host without affecting the host cells growth.
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∙ 9y agoThe cell walls protect the cell from harmful bacteria.
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How are bacterial cells different from animal cells?
A bacteria cell differs structurally from plant and animal cells because of its small size. A bacteria cell has flagella outside of the cell to help it move. A bacteria cell does not contain organelles. Only the chromosome and sometimes ribosomes are visible in a bacteria cell.
Is there any similarity between bacterial cell wall and plant cell wall?
No, there is no similarity in bacterial cell walls and plant cell walls. They are different morphologically and also in chemical composition; plant cell walls are made up of cellulose, whereas bacterial cell walls are made up of peptidoglycan (also known as murein).
Do all eukaryotic cells have cell walls?
No, only plant cells have cell walls! Animal cells have a cell membrane.
How can you tell whether the cell is animal bacterial or plant?
if a cell is a plant cell it will have a cell wall, a vacuole and chloroplasts. if it is an animal cell it will have none of these things. these are both eukaryotic cells. if it is a prokaryotic cell it will have no nucleus just a circle/tangle of DNA, it will most likely be a bacterium and have flagella or cillium, it may also be eclosed in a caspid.
Why do plant and bacterial cell not burst in a very dilute solution?
Plant and bacteria cells have rigid cell walls that are able to provide pressure against a swelling cell, preventing the cell from bursting.
Do bacterial plant and animal cells have walls?
only plant and bacterial cells have walls
Do bacterial cells have cell walls or cell memebranes?
they are prokaryotic and therefore only have a cell membrane only plant cells have cell walls
What is the wall of an animal cell called?
Animal cells do not have walls. Only plant cells, fungal cells, and bacterial cells have walls.
Are all cell walls of plant cells and prokaryotic cells are structurally identical?
In general most prokaryotes do have cells walls. However, there are some prokaryotes such as the bacterial genus Mycoplasma that do not posses cell walls.
Why pencilin does not harm human cells?
Penicillin attacks the peptidoglygan cross linking of bacterial cell walls and these bacteria are prokaryote. Human cells do not have cell walls and are eukaryote in domain.
What is the main difference between plant and bacterial cells?
Plants are multicellular, bacterias are unicellular.Plant cells have cell walls made from cellulose. Bacterias have cell walls made of peptidoglycan.
What cells have peptidoglycan?
Peptidoglycan is found inside of the cell wall of the bacterial cell.
Large numbers of bacterial cells are not found in crown galls because?
cell walls protect the plant from bacterial invasion
What is found in the cell walls of bacteria?
Bacterial cells are made up of Murin.Also called peptido glycan.
What is the differenc e of a animal cell from a plant and bacterial cell?
The difference between animal cells, plant cells, and bacteria is quite simple. Animal and plant cells have a nucleus, bacterial cells don't. Bacteria and plant cells both have cell walls, but animal cells don't. And plant cells are the only ones that have chloroplasts.
Why does penicillin not affect human cells?
This is essentially because bacterial cells and human cells are very different. Both bacterial and human cells use chemicals called enzymes to build their walls. Penicillin is the right chemical "shape" to chemically stick to part of the bacterial enzyme. When it does this, it stops the bacterial enzyme from working properly and this makes the bacterial cell walls weak. The weakened cell wall cannot withstand the outside pressure, it breaks up and the bacterial cell dies. Human cells are made by different types of enzymes with a different chemical shape that penecillin is unable to stick to so it cant stop the human enzymes from working. The human cell walls are thus unaffected by it and they remain strong.
Why don't plant cells burst when treated with penicillin?
The best i can do is: the cell walls are made from cellulose not peptidoglycan and penicillin interfers and weakens the peptidoglycan that makes up bacterial cell walls
