A-LevelBiologyCell membranes and transport9700/12 · May/June 2013 · Q61 Mark
An animal cell and a plant cell are placed in distilled water. The animal cell swells and bursts, while the plant cell swells but does not burst. What accounts for this difference?
AAnimal cells have no cell wall.
BAnimal cells have no vacuole.
CPlant cell surface membranes are partially permeable.
DPlant cell walls are freely permeable.
✓ Correct answer
A: Animal cells have no cell wall.
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