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Plant cell need a thick protective coating because they can not move away from danger. This means that they need an extra line of defense.

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Plant cells have cell walls because it is used to hold up the plant. Its basically the bones to the plant. It keeps the plant upright. Without cell walls a tree could not stand up straight.

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