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The cell membrane must remain flexible, not rigid. If it is rigid, then it is a sign of too much cholesterol.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe vacuole in the middle keeps it firm. Some people mistake it as the cell wall that keeps it firm, but it only gives the cell its shape.
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∙ 13y agoShort Answer: The Cytoskeleton, made from numerous micro-tubules, some of these are micro-skeletal-tubules.
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∙ 12y agoits cell wall
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∙ 13y agofor a plant cell, the cell wall
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What organelle makes the plant rigid?
None. Plant cells are rigid due to the cellulose based cell wall they make just outside the cell membrane.
What name is given to the rigid structure found outside the plasma membrane that surrounds and supports the bacterial cells?
The cell wall is a rigid supporting structure.
What makes up the surface of a cell?
In a plant cell it is the cell wall. In an animal cell it is a cell membrane
What is one main difference between the cell wall and the cell membrane?
The cell wall is more rigid than the cell membrane.
Do blood cells have rigid cell walls?
No, Plants and bacteria have rigid cell walls. we humans have a membrane
Which structure makes a plant cell rigid chromosome or chloroplast or cell wall or cell membrane?
cell wall
What organelle makes the plant rigid?
None. Plant cells are rigid due to the cellulose based cell wall they make just outside the cell membrane.
Is a cell membrane rigid?
No.
What name is given to the rigid structure found outside the plasma membrane that surrounds and supports the bacterial cells?
The cell wall is a rigid supporting structure.
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 makes up the surface of a cell?
In a plant cell it is the cell wall. In an animal cell it is a cell membrane
What is one main difference between the cell wall and the cell membrane?
The cell wall is more rigid than the cell membrane.
What pushes against the cell membrane to help make the cell rigid?
water
How is cell wall like a brick wall?
A plant cell is like a brick in that its shape is rigid. A plant cell has a cell membrane like an animal cell, but it also has a cell wall, which an animal cell does not. The cell wall is made of a tough, rigid substance - chitin. The rigid and durable properties of chitin are what makes grass stick up and spring back up after you've stepped on it.
Does a onion epidermis have a cell wall?
yes.. the outer layer that is enclosing the cell is the cell membrane, and after the membrane is the rigid cell wall. this is to protect the cells content
Is a cell membrane in the plant or animal or both?
There is a cell membrane in both; however, plant cells have "walls" which are a little more rigid.
What does osmosis do to plant and animal cells in pure water?
Plant cells have a strong rigid cell wall on the outside of the cell membrane. This stops the cell bursting when it absorbs water by osmosis. The increase in pressure makes the cell rigid. This is useful as plants do not have a skeleton. Instead the leaves and shoots can be supported by the pressure of water in their cells. If plant cells lose too much water by osmosis they become less rigid and eventually the cell membrane shrinks away from the cell wall.
