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Q: Why do all living cells need a cell membrane but not a cell wall?
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Does plant cells need a cell membrane?

Yes plant cells need a cell membrane. In addition to the cell membrane they also have a cell wall. Animal cells however do not have a cell wall but merely a membrane. A cell is not able to live without a membrane as it holds the organelles and cytoplasm in place.


Do all cells have a cell membrane?

All cells need a membrane. The membrane helps with keeping in all the fluids and organelles plus it takes in and sends out important things. Plant cells and bacteria have cell walls which give an extra layer of protection.


Despite differences in the size and shape all cells have cytoplasm and a?

cell membrane!!! not ribosomes! -wrong plant cells have cell walls and animal cells have cell membrane, it might seem right but it is wrong. Nearly all cells have a mitochondrion.^ While the answer above is correct, the real answer is Cell Membrane. So all cells have cytoplasm, AND cell membranes.


Is the cell membrane a animal plant or both?

All cells have cell walls. The big difference is that plant cells have an additional layer of cell wall covering them.


What structure do all cells need?

they all need a nucleus (the brain of the cell), a cell membrane and cytoplasm.


Why do all cells need a cell membrane?

At times, you might need to remove, or clear, all the formatting applied to a cell or range of cells


What is one thing that cells need to function in the cell membrane?

protien


Cell membrane in plant or animal?

A animal cell has a Cell Membrane to protect it, but a plant cell has a Cell Wall that also protects it. Ask me any more questions you need!


Is water and everything else the cells need let in by the cytoplasm?

No, by the cell membrane.


Are cells the basic unit of living things?

Not really because each cell is surrounded by a membrane and also that every cell contains a nucleus.You need to be a student of truth before you will understand what is nucleus.


What generally surrounds animal cells?

A cell membrane. As animals have a skeleton, we do not need a cell wall, like plants.


When the cell grows larger and gets more content will it need more or less cell membrane to survive?

It will need more cell membrane to cover it but cells only grow a certain size before they will no longer be efficient.