DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
MORPHOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION
Question
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What is a sac-like structure used to store water and nutrients? These are much larger in plant cells?
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Lysosomes
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Mitochondria
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Vacuoles
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Golgi Body
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A vacuole is a membrane-bound cell organelle. In animal cells, vacuoles are generally small and help sequester waste products. In plant cells, vacuoles help maintain water balance. Sometimes a single vacuole can take up most of the interior space of the plant cell.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cells often store materials such as water, salts, proteins and carbohydrates in sac-like structures known as vacuoles. Many plant cells have a single large, central vacuole filled with liquid.
Detailed explanation-3: -Vacuoles-Round storage sacs for keeping water, food, or wastes. Plants have larger vacuoles which mainly store water, animal cells have smaller vacuoles.
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