Why are animal cells flexible, whereas a plant cell is rigid?

Animals cell are flexible because animals are motile ,therefore, they need flexibility. Planys cell are rigid because plants are sessile i.e. they cannot move. So they need rigid cells to survive even in unfavourable conditions. read more

Plant cells have cell walls around them, and animal cells lack cell walls. All cells have cell membranes, and the membranes are flexible. So animal cells can have various shapes, but plant cells only have the shapes of their cell walls. read more

Why are animal cells flexible whereas plant cells are rigid - 438814 read more

Animal cells have only plasma membrane(also known as the selectively permeable membrane),while plants have an another rigid covering known as cell wall which provides structural strength to the plant cell.Thus, plant cells are rigid as compared to the animal cell read more