Question

One function of the central vacuole in plant cells is facilitating cell growth: the central vacuole absorbs water and increases in size, expanding the volume and size of the plant cell while doing so. animal cells, however, do not grow by this method. what is an essential difference between animal and plant cells that could explain how a plant cell can withstand this expansion of the central vacuole?

Answer 1

The plant cell is able to withstand the expansion of the central vacuole as the result of the rigid cell wall which it possess. The plant cell wall provide a rigid structure which support the activities of the cell.