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Plant cell do not burst when immersed in distilled water. Explain.

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Plant cells have a membrane and a cell wall. When a cell is placed in distilled water, the water is absorbed through osmosis. As the cell becomes turgid, the cell creates an inward pressure (e.g. wall pressure) and turgor pressure which prevents the cell from bursting
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