. Principles of modern biology. Biology. 0 n 0 ® ® 0 0 o NORMAL SHRUNKEN Fig. 2-18. The shrinking of animal cells (human red cells). Note the wrinkled pellicle in the shrunken cells. fit the reduced contour of the cell. In the plant cell, on the other hand, the cell wall does not shrink as the protoplasm shrinks; nor does the cell wall become wrinkled. The protoplasm merely pulls away from the rigid wall and continues to shrink by itself until it occupies only a small part of the original tightly fitting compartment (Fig. 2-19). CELL WALL_ CYTOPLASM _ VACUOLE ,. Fig. wal sh 2-19. The shrinking

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. Principles of modern biology. Biology. 0 n 0 ® ® 0 0 o NORMAL SHRUNKEN Fig. 2-18. The shrinking of animal cells (human red cells). Note the wrinkled pellicle in the shrunken cells. fit the reduced contour of the cell. In the plant cell, on the other hand, the cell wall does not shrink as the protoplasm shrinks; nor does the cell wall become wrinkled. The protoplasm merely pulls away from the rigid wall and continues to shrink by itself until it occupies only a small part of the original tightly fitting compartment (Fig. 2-19). CELL WALL_ CYTOPLASM _ VACUOLE ,. Fig. wal sh 2-19. The shrinking of a plant cell. The cell I is rigid and does not shrink as the protoplasm Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Marsland, Douglas, 1899-. New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston

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