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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The '''cell wall''' of a [[bacteria]] protects it from the immune system. | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The '''cell wall''' of a [[bacteria]] protects it from the immune system. | ||
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| + | ===References=== | ||
| + | ====AQA==== | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359373/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359373&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=952a73bbb09d222ecc4b50d200679849 ''Cell walls, pages 7-8, 94, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA ''] | ||
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| + | ====Edexcel==== | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120207/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120207&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=22455ff53961978667722edaa64c0be5 ''Cell walls, page 5, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120193/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120193&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=572df39392fb4200db8391d98ae6314e ''Cell walls, page 5, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel ''] | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945695/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945695&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ceafcc80bcad6b6754ee97a0c7ceea53 ''Cell walls, page 11, Gateway GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945660/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945660&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=83aa4500ad7759e7f401a1c5ba5df758 ''Cell walls, pages 12, 31, 94, Gateway GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR ''] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:17, 1 December 2019
Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
The cell wall is a layer covering the cell membrane of some cells.
Function
- The cell wall protects the cell and keeps the cell in the same shape.
About Cell Walls
- The cell wall is part of the cells in plants, fungi and bacteria.
- The cell walls of plants is what makes fibre in our diet.
- Animal cells do not have a cell wall.
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| The cell wall of a plant cell is the outer layer. | The cell wall of a bacteria protects it from the immune system. |
Key Stage 4
Meaning
The cell wall is a layer covering the cell membrane of plant, fungal and bacterial cells.
Function
- The cell wall can protect the cell from some toxic chemicals and some viruses.
- The cell wall keeps the cell in the same shape.
About Cell Walls
- The cell walls of plant cells are made of cellulose.
- The cell walls of fungal cells are made of chitin.
- The cell walls of bacteria are made of murein.
- Animal cells and protists do not have cell wall.
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| The cell wall of a plant cell is the outer layer. | The cell wall of a bacteria protects it from the immune system. |
References
AQA
Edexcel
- Cell walls, page 5, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel
- Cell walls, page 5, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel