CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION
CELL ORGANELLE
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vacuole
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ribosomes
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mitochondria
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chloroplast
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Detailed explanation-1: -b) Vacuole: a container for liquids, food, waste, or other materials.
Detailed explanation-2: -The vacuole is a large, round sac found in the cytoplasm. It stores water, food, wastes, or other materials needed by the cell.
Detailed explanation-3: -In addition to the turgor function of the vacuole it also serves as a storage organelle. Some storage substances are waste products of the cell which have been excreted into the vacuole from the surrounding cytoplasm.
Detailed explanation-4: -Among its roles in plant cell function, the central vacuole stores salts, minerals, nutrients, proteins, pigments, helps in plant growth, and plays an important structural role for the plant.
Detailed explanation-5: -The role of storing water in a cell is done by the vacuole.