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31/12/2020 4:58 pm
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How does fungi and bacteria can withstand much greater changes in the surrounding medium than animal cells?
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31/12/2020 4:59 pm
The cell wall present in fungi and bacteria permits these cells to withstand very dilute external medium without bursting.
The cells take up water by osmosis, swells, and builds the pressure against the cell wall. The wall exerts an equal pressure against the swollen cell. It is because of the cell wall, such cells can withstand much greater changes in the surrounding medium than animal cells.