cell-wall
Rigid cellular perimeter
A cell wall is the rigid outer layer surrounding the cells of plants, fungi, bacteria, and some other organisms, providing structural support and protection.
Unlike the flexible cell membrane found in all cells, the cell wall is a sturdy barrier that helps maintain the cell's shape and prevents it from bursting when water enters.
In plants, cell walls are composed primarily of cellulose.
The cell wall gives plant stems their ability to stand upright.
Cellular fluid pressure
- rigidityState of being unbending
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- protectionGuarding against harm
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
diffusion · permeability · filtration · compartmentalization · signaling
Fruit-based setting substance
- ligninStructural plant polymer
- chitinArthropod shell polymer
- glycoproteinsSugar-bound cellular proteins
- polysaccharidesMulti-unit sugar polymers
matrix · biopolymer · cross-linking · lamella · middle lamella · porosity
Light-harvesting cell structure
- vacuoleCell's storage compartment
- plasma membraneLipid bilayer enclosing cytoplasm
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- morphogenesisDevelopmental shape emergence
expansion · growth · elongation · differentiation · flavonoids
Enclosed dose container
turgor
Cellular fluid pressure
- rigidityState of being unbending
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- protectionGuarding against harm
osmosis · diffusion · permeability · filtration · compartmentalization · signaling
pectin
Fruit-based setting substance
- ligninStructural plant polymer
- chitinArthropod shell polymer
- glycoproteinsSugar-bound cellular proteins
polysaccharides · matrix · biopolymer · cross-linking · lamella · middle lamella · porosity
chloroplast
Light-harvesting cell structure
- vacuoleCell's storage compartment
- plasma membraneLipid bilayer enclosing cytoplasm
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
morphogenesis · expansion · growth · elongation · differentiation · flavonoids
capsule
Enclosed dose container
cytoskeleton
Internal protein support structure
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- poresMinute dermal openings
layers · thickening · deposition · architecture · ultrastructure
cell-wallcell membrane
Outer layer of cytoplasm
plasma membrane · inner membrane · nuclear membrane · nuclear envelope · protoplast
wall, cell, walls, cells, walled, cellular, cellulose, wallflower, cytoplasm