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Methanol breaks down the structure of the beet membrane which in turn release the pigment, betcyanin, the pigment found in beet cell vacuoles that give beets their characteristic colour, and releases it. The more intense the colour you see, the greater damage that had been done on the membrane

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Acetone is an excellent organic solvent and in fact is soluble to some extent in water and lipid solutions. It will dissolve lipids in cell membranes and permeabilize them

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Q: How does ethanol affect cell wall?
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What is a outer supportive structure of a plant cell?

The cell wall supports and protects the plant cell.


What protects the plants cell?

cell wall


What part of the cell is strong and stiff and hard to get through and only found in plants?

The cell wall.But it is not only found in plants, both bacteria and fungi have cell walls too.


Where is the cell wall located in an animal?

There is no cell wall in a animal cell but there is a cell wall in the plant cell.


What specific cell part is all remains of the cell?

the cell wall


What structure is outside the cell membrane?

For plant cells, there is a cell wall outside of the cell's membrane. Animal cells do not have walls, so there is no structure outside of the cell membrane.


What organelle is responsible for protecting the plant cell?

The Cell wall. It supports the cell and protects it from anything that can damage the cell.


What does a plant cell wall and animal cell wall have in common?

An animal cell does not have a cell wall.


What is cellouse cell wall?

Cell wall made out of cellulose is the cell wall of a plant. A fungi has a cell wall composed of chitin and a bacteria has a cell wall composed of glycoprotein.


Why does the crystal violent stain wash out of gram bacteria when they are decolorized in ethanol?

gram negative have a very thin cell wall with an extra membrane layer (lipopolysac charide) out side.


What does the cell wall do in the plant cell?

the cell wall protects the cell.