What is difference between cell walls and cell membranes - Science - Cell - Structure and Functions

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What is difference between cell walls and cell membranes

Ayushi · Accepted Answer

Dear Student,

Cell wall
Cell membrane

The cell wall is an additional protective, rigid
structure present outside the cell membrane
The cell membrane is porous in nature and helps in
the inward and outward movement of substances

It is present only in plant cells
Present in both animal and plant cells

Plant cell wall is composed of cellulose
Cell membrane is composed of a lipid bilayer, with
a polar head towards the outer side, and hydrophobic tails towards
the inner side

Plants cells do not move from one place to another
and hence they require rigidity which is provided by the cell
wall
The cell membrane is the outer boundary of the
cell, which separates one cell from the other It also separates the
contents of the cell from its surrounding medium

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Cell wall	Cell membrane
The cell wall is an additional protective, rigid structure present outside the cell membrane.	The cell membrane is porous in nature and helps in the inward and outward movement of substances.
It is present only in plant cells	Present in both animal and plant cells
Plant cell wall is composed of cellulose.	Cell membrane is composed of a lipid bilayer, with a polar head towards the outer side, and hydrophobic tails towards the inner side.
Plants cells do not move from one place to another and hence they require rigidity which is provided by the cell wall.	The cell membrane is the outer boundary of the cell, which separates one cell from the other. It also separates the contents of the cell from its surrounding medium.