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The cell has a lipid bilayer with embedded proteins that gives it shape. The cell membrane is rather fluid but also slightly rigid. This allows the cell to change shape but it cannot change shape very much. The membrane can seal itself if pierced by something very thin like a pin.
The cell membrane holds it together as it's made of phospholipids.
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What maintains shape of plant cells?
The cell wall in a plant cell maintains the shape of the plant cell. It also supports and protects the cell. Animal cells do not consist of cell walls they only have a cell membranes. Hope that helped :)
What is the main purpose of a cell wall in a plant cell?
The main purpose of the cell wall is too protect the cell from too much liquid being diffused in. It also helps keep the cells rectangular structure.
What is the general shape of a plant cell?
Plant cells generally have a more rectangular shape because the cell wall is more rigid. In contrast, animal cells have a round or irregular shape because they do not have a cell wall.
Where is the cell membrane located in a plant cell?
The cell wall is the outer-most layer, found outside the cell membrane. Animal cells only have a cell membrane, not a cell wall. Plant, bacteria, fungi and algal cells usually have a cell wall, as well as some archaea.
Functions of the cell wall?
- Seperate the inside of the cell from the outside. - Transport of specific supplies in and out the cell. - Protection - Recognition of other cells It provides and maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier.
What part of the leaf cell helps keep the shape of the cell?
The cell wall helps keep the shape of the cell.
What helps to support the plant cell and help it to maintain its shape?
The thing that helps to support the plant cell and helps it to maintain its shape is called the cell wall. The cell wall is only found on plant cells.
What 2 structures does the plant cell have that helps it maintain its shape?
Vacuole and Cell wall
What organelle helps the cell keep its shape and determines whatgoes in and out of the cell?
cell wall
What helps support the plant cell and help maintain its shape?
The cell wall
What is the cell walls function in a plant cell?
The cell wall works to hold the plant cell in a rectangular shape. Plants don't have bones so they need the cell wall to hold the plant up.
What part of a plant cell helps the cell to keep it's shape?
cell wall and cytoskeleton
What organelle helps keep the cell shape and determine what goes in and out of the cell?
The cell membrane helps maintain the cell's shape and acts as a barrier to control what enters and exits the cell.
A cell having a precise unchanging shape is likely?
A plant cell, as it has a rigid cell wall that helps maintain its shape.
Do bacteria have a cell wall?
Yes, bacteria have a cell wall. It helps to maintain their shape and provides protection from the external environment. The cell wall of bacteria is made of peptidoglycan.
Why are plant cells rectangular in shape?
Plant cells are rectangular in shape because of the rigid cell wall that surrounds them. The cell wall provides structural support and helps maintain the shape of the cell, giving it a rectangular appearance.
What the nickname for cell wall?
A nickname for the cell wall is the barrior. It is also called "bricks for building" because it protects the cell and helps it maintain its shape.
