Class 11 · Cell: The Unit of Life

Middle Lamella & Cell Wall Structure — NEET Biology

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The middle lamella is a layer mainly of calcium pectate which holds or glues the different neighbouring cells together. The cell wall and middle lamella may be traversed by plasmodesmata which connect the cytoplasm of neighbouring cells.

NCERT Biology · Class 11 · Chapter 8 · Paragraph 41
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Match the following: Column I A. Mesosome B. Chloroplast thylakoid C. Ribosomes D. Middle lamella Column II i. Site of light-dependent reactions ii. Infoldings of plasma membrane helping DNA replication and respiration iii. Holds neighbouring plant cells together iv. Present in prokaryotes (70S) and eukaryotes (80S) for protein synthesis

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