INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY
LYSOSOMES
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Question
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The vacuole is larger in an animal cell and it doesn’t store water
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The vacuole is larger in a plant cell and there can be multiple vacuoles in an animal cell
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There are no differences
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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: -The central vacuole can occupy up to 90% of the cellular volume and, differently from intracellular organelles from animal cells such as lysosomes or endosomes, it is easy to isolate. Because of its large dimension (up to 40 m diameter) it can be successfully studied using the classical patch-clamp technique.
Detailed explanation-3: -Plant cells have a cell wall. On the other hand, Animal cells lack a cell wall. However, Plants rely on their cell walls for stability. Plants use chloroplasts to perform photosynthesis, which allows them to produce food, and thus they have it, however, Animal cells lack chloroplasts.