Overview
Vacuoles are essential components of cells, serving various functions such as storage, waste disposal, and maintaining turgor pressure, especially in plant cells. They can be classified into different types, including central, contractile, and food vacuoles, each with unique roles in cellular proces...
Key Terms
Example: Plant cells have large central vacuoles.
Example: Turgor pressure helps keep plants upright.
Example: Paramecium uses contractile vacuoles to regulate water.
Example: The central vacuole can occupy up to 90% of a plant cell's volume.
Example: Amoebas use food vacuoles to digest their meals.
Example: The cell membrane surrounds the vacuole.
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