Fans worldwide are rooting for Stubbs the cat, mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, after mauling. In a Sept. 3 photo provided by Lauri Stec, Stubbs, the cat that has served as longtime honorary mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, is shown recovering at the Big Lake-Susitna Veterinary Hospital in Big Lake, Alaska.
A. is a stiff structure outside the cell membrane. A cell wall protects a cell from attack by viruses and other harmful organisms. In some plant cells and fungal cells, a cell wall helps maintain the cell â s shape and gives structural support.ilia are short, hairlike structures. They can move a cell or move molecules away from a cell. A microscopic organism called a paramecium (pa ruh MEE shee um) moves around its watery environment using its cilia. The cilia in your windpipe move harmful substances away from your lungs.
Once outside the cell, the trash may encounter enzymes that can take it apart, or it may simply form a garbage heap called a plaque. Unfortunately, these plaques outside the cell may be harmful, too. The cell also has ways to toss out some poisons that get inside. This means that cancer cells may pump out cancer drugs that are meant to destroy them, and bacteria may do the same with antibiotics.