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the cell wall is a rigid outer layer unique to plant cells. it shapes and protects the cell, unlike animal cells, whose outer most layer is the plasma membrane (a layer that lies beneath the cell wall in plant cells)

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What is the reason that plant cells have an extra thick outer covering andwhatis the outer covering called?

Plant cells have an extra thick outer covering called a cell wall, which provides structural support to the cell and protects it from mechanical damage. The cell wall is made up of cellulose fibers, which give it strength and rigidity.


Is a thick outer covering outside the cell membrane?

Well, it depends on what type of cell you are talking about. If it's an animal cell, the outer covering would be the cell membrane. In a plant cell, the outermost one is the cell wall, then the cell membrane.


Which cell has a stronger outer covering-a plant cell or a plant cell?

The animal cell.


The outer covering of an animal cell?

The outer covering of an animal cell is the cell membrane. The outer covering of plant cells is the cell wall, which is much stronger and stiff.


What is the thick outer covering located outside of the cell membrane?

Protoplasm


What do you notice in the outer covering cells?

of the plant cell


Which cell has a stronger outer covering a plant cell or an animal cell?

The animal cell.


What is the thick outer layer of plant cell called?

The thick outer layer of a plant cell is called the cell wall... 8) A.I


What is the rigid outer covering a plant cell?

That is the plant's cell wall. Made of cellulose usually.


Which cell has a stronger outer cell covering a plant cell or an animal cell?

The animal cell.


Outer covering around a plant cell made of fibrous material?

The outer covering of a plant cell is called the cell wall. This cell wall is composed of cellulose ( a fibrous material) and hemicellulose.


What is the rigid outer coverings of plant cells?

The rigid outer covering a plant cell is known as the cell wall. The cell wall is composed mainly of cellulose.

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