How Did The Cell Wall Collapse

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The cell wall is only found in plant, bacteria, fungi, algae and other archaea cells. Its main functions are to provide protection and support for the cell. But the cell wall has many other functions as well including intercellular communication, providing shape, they also regulate what gasses can enter each cell. The vacuole hold water in plant cells and the cell wall maintains shape when the vacuole is full. The cell wall also prevents the cell from bursting when the vacuole is fully expanded. When the vacuole is empty, meaning there is no water in the cell that causes the cell wall to collapse. This is called cytorrhysis. Cytorrhysis occurs when the soil that a plant is planted in becomes too dry. This causes the cell to lose too much water

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