Plants and Water | Standing up straight
Standing up straight
Aside from providing a plant's basic food and water requirements, water maintains a plant cell's structure and shape. The visible sign that a plant has taken in enough water is when it stands up straight and shows no sign of limpness.
In a plant cell the membrane is surrounded by a rigid cell wallA tough outer covering over the cell membrane of bacteria and plant cells.. Inside the cell wall in the center of the plant cell there is a large, liquid compartment called a vacuoleAn enclosed, space-filling sac within plant cells containing mostly water and providing structural support for the cell. (pronounced VAK-yoo-ole). Vacuoles transport and store nutrients, waste products, and other molecules. A vacuole is also the area in the cell where water collects. When water enters the...
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