7.2: The Cell Wall

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    State which eukaryotic organisms possess a cell wall and which lack a cell wall.
  1. State the function of the cell wall in those eukaryotic cells that have one.
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    Figure \(\PageIndex{32}\): Candida albicans (Eukaryotic Cell) and 36: Segment of a Mold Hypha

    Summary

    1. Algae, fungi, and plant cells have a cell wall; animal cells and protozoans lack cell walls.
    2. The rigid, tightknit, polysaccharide molecular structure of the cell wall helps the cell resist osmotic lysis.

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