How does a cell membrane differ from a cell wall

It is the outer non-living part of the cell but not an organelle which encloses cell membrane and provides a fixed shape. It is an outermost, flexible, living organelle of the cell which provides shape to the cell. The cell wall is elastic. The cell membrane is non-elastic.

desert perennials often survive by remaining dormant during dry periods of the year, then springing to life when water becomes available. most annual desert plants germinate only after heavy seasonal rain, then complete their reproductive cycle very quickly.

meiosis is the correct answer