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What is the shrinking of plant cells when water leaves the cell membrane?
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∙ 12y ago
It is called plasmolysis. The cytoplasm and vacuole shrink but cell wall remains the same.
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What is the shrinking of plant cells called when water leaves so the cell membrane pulls away from the cell wall?
plasmolysis
What is the shrinking of plant cells?
crenation
Does the elodea plant have a cell membrane?
All plants have a cell membrane as it is vital for survival since it regulates what enters and leaves our cells.
Is cell membrane a plant cell?
There is a cell membrane in plant cells and in animal cells.
How are animal and and plant cells different?
animal cells have just a membrane and plant cells have a cell wall to overlap the membrane.
What is the fuction of a cells membrane of The a plant?
The function of the cell membrane in a plant is to protect the nucleus, which is the cells brain.
Why do onion cell plasmolyze?
it is the contraction or shrinking of the cell membrane of a plant cell in a hypertonic solution in responce to the loss of water by osmosis
Do both animal cells and plant cells have a membrane?
Yes. All cells have a cell membrane.
Is cell membrane found in animal or plant cells or both?
The cell membrane is found in both plant and animal cells. However, only plant cells have cell walls.
What does a cell membrane do to the plant cell?
cell membrane holds the plant cells together.
What features are found in plant cells but not animal cells'?
cell walls are in plant cells outside of the membrane, while animal cells don't have a wall, only a membrane.
The cell membrane of animal cells contains which lipid not seen in plant cells?
The cell membrane of animal cells contains which lipid not seen in plant cells is cholesterol. Cholesterol will not form a membrane by itself.
