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What is the function of the vacuole?
A
Sac that stores water, nutrients, and waste products
B
Sac filled with digestive chemicals
C
Jelly-like substance within the plasma membrane
D
stack of membranes that packages chemicals
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: -Vacuoles store nutrients and water on which a cell can rely for its survival. They also store the waste from the cell and prevents the cell from contamination. Hence, it is an important organelle.

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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vacuoles are used by plant cells to transport and store metabolites, waste products, and nutrients. Since they trap sunlight rather than moving to gather food, these vacuoles are crucial to them.

Detailed explanation-5: -In plant cells, the function of vacuoles is to store water and maintain turgidity of the cell. Vacuoles in animal cells store water, ions and waste.

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