HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What shape are most plant cells?
A
round
B
rectangular
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Plant cells have a cell wall, as well as a cell membrane. In plants, the cell wall surrounds the cell membrane. This gives the plant cell its unique rectangular shape.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cell Wall. A difference between plant cells and animal cells is that most animal cells are round whereas most plant cells are rectangular. Plant cells have a rigid cell wall that surrounds the cell membrane. Animal cells do not have a cell wall.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plant cells are not necessarily square, but they due tend to have distinct edges and be somewhat rectangular. This structure is caused by the cell wall which is very rigid and therefore forces the cell to have a defined shape. Plant cells also contain chloroplasts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some parts of cells consist of organelles to perform a specific task within the cell. Complete answer: Plant cells have a fixed shape which is rectangular. These two cells are eukaryotic which are found in green plants and photosynthetic eukaryotes which have a membrane-bound nucleus.

Detailed explanation-5: -Plant cell walls are usually rectangular in shape because that allows the cells to form a sturdy unit of stacked cells.

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