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the increase in cell volume is controlled by the mechanical resistance of the cell wall. Walled bacteria can therefore withstand a lot harsher environments than 'naked' mammalian cells, for example. Certain organisms have adapted to living in extremely hypertonic environments - they compensate for volume loss by e.g. creating gas bubbles in the hytoplasm, increasing concentration of protective substances (e.g. sugars, etc.) and so forth.

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