NEET BIOLOGY

CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION

CELL STRUCTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The partially permeable membrane that surrounds the vacuole of a plant cell is called the ____
A
cell membrane
B
cell wall
C
tonoplast
D
nuclear envelope
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tonoplast. The correct option is C: Explanation of the correct option: The membrane surrounding the vacuole is known as tonoplast. It is a single membrane that separates the cytoplasm from the vacuoles.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tonoplast is the cytoplasmic membrane surrounding a vacuole, separating the contents of the vacuole from the cell’s cytoplasm.

Detailed explanation-3: -A tonoplast is actually the membrane that surrounds the large vacuole in a mature plant cell. We get the name ‘tonoplast’ from Greek, which translated looks something like ‘tone, tension, stretching, and molded.

Detailed explanation-4: -The vacuoles are surrounded by a membrane called tonoplast and filled with cell sap. Also called the vacuolar membrane, the tonoplast is the cytoplasmic membrane surrounding a vacuole, separating the vacuolar contents from the cell’s cytoplasm.

Detailed explanation-5: -noun. to·no·plast ˈtō-nə-ˌplast. : a semipermeable membrane surrounding a vacuole in a plant cell.

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