Question

What are plant cell walls made up of?

Answer 1

Cell wall :

1. It is synthesized in the plasma membrane by cellulase synthase complex from bacteria to plants.
2. The plant cell wall can be primary as well as secondary.

Cellulose:

1. Plant cell walls are made up of cellulose.
2. The cell wall is composed of a network of cellulose microfibrils embedded in the matrix of pectin polysaccharides.
3. The primary cell wall is composed of the polysaccharides cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin.
4. A secondary cell wall is formed by the deposition of lignin.
5. Cellulose makes plants strong and stiff.