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Explain how pressure operates within a plant cell to help it keep its shape.
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Explain how pressure operates within a plant cell to help it keep its shape.

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A large organelle called a vacuole fills with water and pushes on the cell wall to give it a rigid shape. The amount of pressure exerted by the vacuole is called "turgor pressure".
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