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BiologyCell: The Unit of LifeNEET

Statement 1: Living plant cells do not burst on keeping in water, while an animal cell like an RBC bursts when kept in water. Statement 2: The rigidity of the cell wall allows the plant cell to maintain its shape and not burst.

Answer: (A)

Solution

Both statements are true and the second correctly explains the first: a plant cell is surrounded by a rigid cellulose cell wall that develops wall pressure to resist unlimited expansion,

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