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If you remove the cell wall from a plant...

If you remove the cell wall from a plant cell and place it into a drop of water

A

the cell would begin to grow

B

the cell would shrink

C

the cell would burst

D

nothing would happen.

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C

Cell wall prevents over-expansions when water enters the cell and inhibits bursting of plant cell by preventing excessive endosomosis. If the cell wall is removed, water would entre the cell and the cell would burst subsequently.
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