Plant Cell Walls and Osmosis Quiz
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Which substance mainly composes the plant cell wall?

  • Proteins
  • Starch
  • Lipids
  • Cellulose (correct)
  • What is the phenomenon called when a living plant cell loses water through osmosis and there is shrinkage or contraction of the contents of the cell away from the cell wall?

  • Osmosis
  • Photosynthesis
  • Plasmolysis (correct)
  • Diffusion
  • Why can cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria withstand very dilute (hypotonic) external media without bursting?

  • They have a thick outer covering called the cytoplasm
  • They have a flexible outer covering called the cell wall (correct)
  • They have a protective outer covering called the nucleus
  • They have a rigid outer covering called the plasma membrane
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