The Renaissance was an influential cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. It marks the transitional period between the end of the Middle Ages and the start of the Modern Age.
1 cell wall Outer structure which provides support and prevents the cell from bursting by the uptake of water by osmosis; plant, fungal and bacterial cell walls have different structures and chemical compositions.  chloroplast Contains the green pigment chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis.
It is an extracellular structure of plant cells that distinguishes them from animal cells. The wall protects the plant cell, maintains its shape, and prevents excessive uptake of water. On the level of the whole plant, the strong walls of specialized cells hold the plant up against the force of gravity. Prokaryotes, fungi and some protists also have cell walls.