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Why does the cell wall and the cell membrane prevent the plant cell from bursting?
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∙ 12y ago
The cell wall is made up mostly of cellulose which, when formed into polymers, becomes stable. This allows the cell to have a greater pressure difference because the strength of the cell wall can keep more water in.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe cell wall present covering the plant cell is elastic to prevent the cell from bursting due to turgidity.When the plant cell absorbs water water concentration in it increases due to which cell becomes turgid and exerts pressure on the cell wall and in reaction the cell wall exerts the same pressure and cell is prevented from bursting.
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∙ 11y agoThis is called turgor pressure. As the water pressure builds up in the cell, a plant cell for instance, there is an equal and opposite pressure exerted against the water pressure by the cell wall.
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∙ 14y agothe cell wall
and the cell membrane
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∙ 10y agoThe rigidity of the cell wall limits the extent to which a cell can expand thereby preventing plant cells from bursting.
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prevents bursting of a plant cell and gives its fixed
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∙ 11y agoHypotonic solution
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∙ 8y agoThe cell wall.
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∙ 12y agoYes, that is correct.
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What is a structure that plant and fungus cells have that help keep from bursting?
The plant cells have a strong rigid cell wall on the outside of the cell membrane. This cell wall stops the cell from bursting when it absorbs water through the process of osmosis.
Why would osmosis cause an animal cell to burst?
If the water potential outside a cell is higher than that inside a cell, water will move into the cell through the cell membrane by osmosis. The animal cell, unlike a plant cell, does not have a cell wall, which would prevent the cell bursting as it is rigid and holds the cell structure. The cell membrane of the animal cell is not strong enough to keep the shape of the cell when there is such an increase in pressure from water inside the cell, and the cell bursts.
A plant cell placed in a hypotonic solution will not lyse because?
The cell wall prevents the plant cell from bursting.
What prevents cell bursting?
Onions have cells with a strong, rigid cell wall on the outside of the cell membrane. This cell wall stops the cell from bursting when it absorbs water by osmosis.
Plasma membrane found in animal cell plant cell or both?
The Plasma membrane is found in both the animal cell and plant cell.
What is a structure that plant and fungus cells have that help keep from bursting?
The plant cells have a strong rigid cell wall on the outside of the cell membrane. This cell wall stops the cell from bursting when it absorbs water through the process of osmosis.
Do plant cell have a cell membrane?
yes a plant have cell membrane
Do plant have a cell membrane?
yes a plant have cell membrane
Why would osmosis cause an animal cell to burst?
If the water potential outside a cell is higher than that inside a cell, water will move into the cell through the cell membrane by osmosis. The animal cell, unlike a plant cell, does not have a cell wall, which would prevent the cell bursting as it is rigid and holds the cell structure. The cell membrane of the animal cell is not strong enough to keep the shape of the cell when there is such an increase in pressure from water inside the cell, and the cell bursts.
What is the difference between cytolysis and plasmolysis?
plasmolysis- is the separation of plant cell cytoplasm from the cell wall as a result of water loss.cytolysis-the bursting or rupturing of cell membrane when the cell can no longer contain the excessive inflow of water (or extracellular fluid).
Is cell membrane a plant cell?
There is a cell membrane in plant cells and in animal cells.
What does a cell membrane do to the plant cell?
cell membrane holds the plant cells together.
A plant cell placed in a hypotonic solution will not lyse because?
The cell wall prevents the plant cell from bursting.
Where is the cell membrane of a plant cell?
The cell membrane of a plant is under the cell wall.
Do both a plant and animal cell have a cell membrane?
Yes, they both have a cell membrane, but only the plant cell has both a cell membrane and a cell wall.
Is the cell membrane found in the plant cell?
Some plant cells have a cell membrane, as well as a cell wall.
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!
