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Why are the onion skin cells packed so tightly together, like a brick wall?
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The cellulose present in the cell walls forms clearly defined tiles. In onion cells the tiles look very similar to rectangular bricks laid in offset runs. The rigid walls combined with water pressure within a cell provide strength and rigidity, giving plants the necessary structure to resist gravity and pressure

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