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A plant cell has a cell wall and a cell membrane. The cell wall is the tough outer-layer that holds the cells shape. The membrane is a layer that controls what enters the cell.
Animal cells only have a semipermeable cell membrane this both holds the cell together and controls the substances that enter the cell.
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∙ 12y agoThe cell membrane encloses all of the organelles and the cytoplasm, however the cell wall is what gives the cell its shape.
If you were to look at a plant cell under a microscope you would see that they have definite structure while if you were to look at an animal cell you would see that they are more like a 'blob' because they only have a cell membrane.
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∙ 15y agoIn a plant cell, the cell wall. In an animal cell, the cell membrane.
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∙ 8y agoThe cell wall gives shape to the cell.
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Shapes and support a plant cell?
The Cell Wall
What organelles are hollow cylinder that supports and shapes cell?
cell wall
Which term is not used to describe bacterial cell shapes?
cylindrical shape doesn't describe for the bacterial cell shapes
Long hollow cylinders in a cell?
A microtubule is the structure that supports and shapes the cell.
Why are cell shapes different for each cell?
Plant cells usually have a fixed shape while animal cells usually have an irregular shape. Plants do not have bones unlike animals and thus have a cellulose cell wall to cause the cell to have a fixed shape. Thus, cell shapes are different for each cell.
What keeps the shapes and protects the cell?
In an animal (and human) cell, the cell membrane gives it its shape. And in a plant cell, both a cell membrane and cell wall give it its shape and protects it
What does the cell mambrane of an animal cell do?
controls what get in and out of the cell and shapes the cell
What causes the cell to retain their shapes?
Eating the food with all nutrients helps in replacement of protoplasm [cell].Thus the cell retains their shapes.
Why are nerve cell and muscle cell different shapes?
Their different shapes help them to perform their various functions (jobs)
Shapes and support a plant cell?
The Cell Wall
What organelle shapes and supports plant cell?
cell membrane and cell wall
Do cell membranes give animal cells there shapes?
No, the Cytoskeleton does. The Cytoskeleton also provides cellular stability and controls cell movement (Flagella, etc). The Cytoskeleton is connected in each cell to the next cell, through Gap and Tight junctions.
What organelles are hollow cylinder that supports and shapes cell?
cell wall
Which term is not used to describe bacterial cell shapes?
cylindrical shape doesn't describe for the bacterial cell shapes
Are irregular shapes found in an animal cell or a plant cell?
In an animal the structure and support of the being doesn't depend on the strength of each cell but in a plant cell the structure depends on the strength and rigidity of the cell. Therefore, the plant cell has the regular shapes.
Why are shapes and sizes of cell different?
Cells are different shapes and sizes because they have different functions. The functions dictate the shapes and sizes.
What are the three main cell shapes of a prokaryote cell?
Round , rod and spiral .
