GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

CELL STRUCTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Because plants can’t search out sources of water, Madison wonders what special adaptations they must have for storing water. In plants, this is reflected in the larger size of what organelle?
A
Nucleus
B
Vacuole
C
Mitochondrion
D
Chloroplast
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. Explanation: Plants have larger VACUOLE compare to animals because VACUOLE is an organelle present in plants that help plants store water and other materials. Even plants stop growing, the VACUOLE serve as storage units that stores large volume of water and food.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -First, plant cells have a large central vacuole that holds a mixture of water, nutrients, and wastes. A plant cell’s vacuole can make up 90% of the cell’s volume.

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