Plants, fungi, bacteria: they all have cell walls for protection and support. but bacterial cell walls have another function. without its cell wall, a bacterium would break open and burst. this bursting is due to a) gravity. b) high temperature. c) internal pressure. d) chemical hydrolysis.

Which best describes the scientific method? a. a path of clearly defined steps that must be followed in a particular order b. a possible answer to a scientific question based on knowledge or research c. the recipe for how to conduct an experiment that must be followed precisely d. the process of hypothesis and testing through which scientific inquiry occurs