GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

CELL ORGANELLES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Plants that live in deserts must be able to hold water for long periods of time. Which organelle would you expect desert plants to have a lot of?
A
Mitochondria
B
chloroplasts
C
large vacuole
D
DNA
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Central vacuoles are large, membrane-bound organelles found in plant cells that act as a storage space for water and other molecules in the cell. A fluid-filled central vacuole exerts pressure on the surrounding components of the cell and the cell wall.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plant cells are known to have bigger vacuoles than that of animal cells as they need to store food and water. This is because the plant don’t possess the ability to move freely like that of animals. Thus, they possess large vacuoles as a reservoir in unfavorable conditions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Animals have small-sized vacuoles. They have one large central vacuole. They have two or more small vacuoles. All mature plants have vacuoles.

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