HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIO CHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What makes plant vacuole different from an animal vacuole?
A
plant vacuoles are small and animal vacuoles are large
B
Plant vacuoles are large and and animal vacuoles are small
C
plant vacuoles are specialized, such as contractile vacuoles
D
Animal vacuoles store large amounts of water. Plant vacuoles store food.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -They are highly reduced since animals use up most of their energy in a variety of metabolic activities. Unlike plants, animals are mobile and can move around to obtain their food. Therefore, their vacuole is comparatively smaller and is generally used to store waste materials to be eliminated from the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -Many plant cells have a large, single central vacuole that typically takes up most of the room in the cell (80 percent or more). Vacuoles in animal cells, however, tend to be much smaller, and are more commonly used to temporarily store materials or to transport substances.

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