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What is the function of the cell wall? Why do plant cells need a
cell wall?

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Answer:the cell wall provides strength, protection from mechanical and osmotic stress, cell walls help maintain the structural integrity of its stems, leaves, and other structures, despite a shrinking, less turgid vacuole.

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the cell wall provides strength(tensile) and protection from mechanical and osmotic stress, In drought, a plant may wilt, but its cell walls help maintain the structural integrity of its stems, leaves, and other structures, despite a shrinking, less turgid vacuole.
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