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What advantage is the cell wall in relationship to osmotic pressure

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plant, bacteria, and fungus cells have cell walls; animal cells do not. Osmosis is the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane. ... The cell wall helps the cell membrane maintain its shape and keeps the cell from bursting. When a cell is full of water and putting pressure on the cell wall it is said to be turgid.

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The advantage of cell wall in relationship to osmotic pressure is that the cell wall protects the cell from osmotic shock or osmotic lysis.

Step-by-step explanation:

Osmosis is a process which takes place across the semipermeable membrane or the plasma membrane in the cell , the solvent on both the sides of the plasma membrane moves across the membrane to maintain the concentration of the solute.

This osmotic pressure can sometimes vary a lot, causing the cell to burst. A cell wall maintains this and keeps the cell stable.

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