GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

CELL ORGANELLES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which organelle stores water, food, and waste?
A
Golgi body
B
mitochondria
C
vacuole
D
lysosome
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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The vacuole holds large amounts of water or food. Don’t forge that vacuoles can also hold the plant waste products. Those waste products are slowly broken into small pieces that cannot hurt the cell. Vacuoles hold onto things that the cell might need, just like a backpack.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vacuoles are used by plant cells to transport and store metabolites, waste products, and nutrients.

Detailed explanation-4: -A vacuole is an organelle found in plant cells that houses food, water, and waste.

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