Cell Biology Interview Question:

What is the wall resistance of plant cells? Does this resistance facilitate or make it difficult the entrance of water in the cell?

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Wall resistance, or turgor pressure (TP), is the pressure made by the distension of the plant cell wall in opposition to the increase of the cell volume. The wall resistance works against the entrance of water in the cell, i.e., it acts forcing the exiting of water and compensating the entrance of the solvent by osmosis.
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