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If placed in pure water, an animal cell will undergo lysis whereas a plant cell will not. What accounts for this difference?
• expulsion of water by the plant cell's central vacuole
• the relative impermeability of the plant cell membrane to water
• the relative impermeability of the plant cell wall to water
• the relative inelasticity and strength of the plant cell wall.