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Both plant and animal cells have a cell membrane on the outside which acts as a kind of filter to let good and bad stuff move in and out. The cells in most of the plants you will see growing in your garden, in forests, or on farms or grasslands are also surrounded by a cell wall made of cellulose. One of the main functions of these walls is to give the plant some rigidity. (When you do not water your garden plants, they droop because the cells are not packed with liquid.)
The cell walls do another important job even after the cells inside them die. They have sets of little holes at the top and the bottom so they also stack together to make fine tubes which carry water upwards in the plant and food downwards from the leaves.
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∙ 8y agoThe outer layer of a plant cell the cell wall is made of a material, relatively stiff, called cellulose which physical physical protection and rigidity for the plant cell.
The wall is selectivly permeable, therefore it lets the correct nutrients pass through and the waste out, but protects the inside of the cell by not letting foreign objects in.
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∙ 12y agoThe cell wall is like a city, it protects the inner part of the plant, like how the walls around a city protects the town. so really its job is just to protect the rest of the cell.
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∙ 9y agoThe function of the cell wall is to help protect and support the cell.
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∙ 12y agoTo keep out unwanted substances and give the cell structure.
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∙ 10y agoThe plant cell wall has many functions. An important function of the cell wall is to provide shape to the cell and it also functions with the intercellular communications.
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What organelles is composed of the sugar cellulose and functions to give plant cells support?
The plant cell wall is made of cellulose and functions in the support of plant cells.
What is a outer supportive structure of a plant cell?
The cell wall supports and protects the plant cell.
Where is a cell wall located in a plant cell?
along the cell membrane in the plant cell there is no cell wall in a plant cell
What structure in an animal cell performs a function similar to the cell wall in a plant cell?
The cell membrane. However, a plant's cell wall is rigid while the cell membrane is not. Plant cells also have a cell membrane.The cell membrane protects the cell and holds it together.(Plant cells have them too, however. One of their main functions is to regulate what comes in and goes out of the cell).
Is the nucleus present in a plant cell?
Yes. The only difference between a plant cell and an animal cell is that a plant cell has a cell wall.
Why plant cell have both cell wall and cell cell membrane?
The Functions of the cell wall and the cell membrane are different
Why does a plant has both a rigid cell wall and a cellular membrane?
The Functions of the cell wall and the cell membrane are different
What are functions of a plant cell?
cell wall,cell membrane,cytoplasm,croplast,nucleus,vacuole
What are functions of a plant?
cell wall,cell membrane,cytoplasm,croplast,nucleus,vacuole
Why are cell walls and chloroplasts present in plant cells?
For the cell wall, it is present in the plant because it functions is to keep the cell its shape. Example: leaf - it has its shape because it has cell wall. For the chloroplast, it is present in the plant cell because it functions is to trap sunlight for the plant to photosynthesize. Example: leaf - it makes food for the plant with the help of the chloroplast
What are the functions of the cell wall and chlorophyll in the plant cell?
The cell wall provides rigidity to the cell and the chlorophyll enables the cell to manufacture glucose though photosynthesis
What is the main functions of the cell wall?
The main function is to protect the cell. Only plant cells have a ceel wall, They also have a chlrorplast.
What is a cell wall and what are the functions of cell wall?
a tough outer layer of the cell, which contains cellulose to provide strength and support to the plant.
Is a cell wall in animal or plant cells?
cell walls are in plant cells, because the cell wall is rigid (up to many micrometers in thickness) and gives plant cells a very defined shape. While most cells have a outer membrane, none is comparable in strength to the plant cell wall. The cell wall is the reason for the difference between plant and animal cell functions. Because the plant has evolved this rigid structure, they have lost the opportunity to develop nervous systems, immune systems, and most importantly, mobility. An animal cell floats freely in the body, so it doesn't need a cell wall, and can't live with a cell wall.
How are the structures that have similar functions alike and different among plants and animals?
the differences between an animal cell and a plant cell is that an animal cell has a cell membrane and a plant cell has a cell wall.
What organelles is composed of the sugar cellulose and functions to give plant cells support?
The plant cell wall is made of cellulose and functions in the support of plant cells.
What is a outer supportive structure of a plant cell?
The cell wall supports and protects the plant cell.
