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e) What prevents a plant cell from bursting when it is full of water? e) What prevents a plant cell from bursting when it is full of water? Plant cells always have a strong cell wall surrounding them. When the take up water by osmosis they start to swell, but the cell wall prevents them from bursting.
Plants can lose a lot of water via evaporation through the stomata, and open stomata also provide pathogens with a means for entering the plant. Two cells border each stoma (which is just a tiny hole in the leaf). These cells are called guard cells. Guard cells use turgor pressure to regulate the opening of stomata. When the plant wants to open its stomata, the guard cells take up ions (mostly K+ and Cl-) and sugars through ion channels and pumps. Because the solute concentration is now high inside the guard cells, water moves in and the cells expand. This expansion causes the guard cells to expand and puff out, opening the pore.