Due to its exceptional strength and its ability to control cell shapes, the extracellular matrix of algae, fungi, and plants is called the cell wall. #hpsdbio#organellewars#paulthecellwall
#FlashbackFriday, aging all the way back 2.1 billion years from now, when Paul the Cell Wall (who can be found in Eukaryotic cells) protected the plant cell.
What's the point of this tweet you ask?
Oh, because Paul STILL protects the plant cell.
The main chemical components of the primary plant cell wall include cellulose, a complex carbohydrate made up of several thousand glucose molecules linked end to end. #hpsdbio#organellewars#paulthecellwall