Prokaryotic cell walls function

A) to promote flexibility and formation of pseudopodia.
B) to prevent the cell from bursting in a hypotonic environment.
C) to propel cells (locomotion).
D) as a site of metabolic reactions (photosynthesis and cellular respiration).


Answer: B

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