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cell wall vs. cell membrane

cell wall vs. cell membrane: 's the difference?

While every cell has a cell membrane, not every cell has a cell wall. The cell membrane is a living, selectively permeable barrier that encloses the cell substance or cytoplasm. The cell wall is a more rigid, nonliving, permeable outer structure that certain cells, such as plant cells, have to protect the cell membrane.

noun

Biology.
  1. the definite boundary or wall that is part of the outer structure of certain cells, as a plant cell.


noun

Biology.
  1. the semipermeable membrane enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell.