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because of the cell wall. The rigid layer shapes the cell into the rectangular form .... can't give you details but look for this reason the CELL WALL!!!

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because the organelles inside the leaft are mostly rectangle and this effects the shape of the cell

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its how the cell is made up...plant cells are structured differently then animal cells

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because of the rigid cell wall shape.

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rectangular

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What geometric shape may be similar to the onion cells shape?

Onion cells are rectangular in shape.


What is the general shape of onion cells?

The general shape of onion cells are usually: A long / thing oval.


A botanist hypothesis that all onion cells have the same shape how would you go about veryfying or disproving this?

an onion cell is a plant cell, in which plant cells are rectangular shape and so are onion cells


Why are onion cells approximately the same shape?

Onion cells are arranged in a closely packaged way. This is so that they layers of the onion can be thick and tough.


What structures did you see inside the onion cells and what sre there functions?

The golgi apparatus mitochondria ribosomes are present in the onion cells which is absent in the cork cell. Both contain cell wall and have cells in rectangular shape.


What is the shape of a oinon cell?

Onion cells are rectangular in shape. They are kind of irregular, though. They are gray under a microscope unless they are dyed with iodine. because onion grows underground and gets no sunlight for photosynthesis, the plant doesn't waste its chloroplasts on its onions


What cell structure gave the onion skin cells a more rigid shape than your cheek cells?

Plant cells (the onion skin cells) have a cell wall, while animal cells (cheek cells) only have the cell membrane.


Is cytoplasm visible in onion cells?

it is like a rectangular shape .nuclear nuclear can be seen under microscope


What does a onion skin look like under a microscope?

A microscopic view of onion skin will show several rectangular cells, each with a small, spherical nucleus.


What structure observe in onion epidermal cells are not present in human epithelial cells?

The structure of onion epidermal cells refers to the arrangement of tissues in this cells. You can find the structure of onion epidermal cells online athttp://biology.touchspin.com/onion_epidermis.php. The structures observed in an onion epidermal cell, which are not present in the human epithelial cells are cell wall, central vacuole and vacuolar membrane.


Where are onion cells found?

All organisms are made of cells. An onion is and organism, hence all parts of an onion are made of cells.


How do you tell how much the onion cells are magnified?

An onion cell has a rectangular shape and its size can range in length from 0.25 to 0.4 millimeters. If you take a picture of the magnified onion cell and measure its diameter in millimeters then you can use simple maths to determine how much magnification is being applied.