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Vacuoles are the organelles in a cell that store mainly water, but they can also store things like carbohydrates and sodium too.

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What part of the human body is like a vacuole?

A vacuole is a fat cell. A vacuole stores food for the purpose of support when the body is not getting the proper nutrition it needs.


What is the purpose of a vacuole in a cell?

The central vacuole of a mature plant cell typically takes up most of the room in the cell. The vacuole, a membranous bag, crowds the cytoplasm and organelles to the edges of the cell. The central vacuole stores water, salts, sugars, proteins, other nutrients, and the pigments that give flowers their colors. The central vacuole also contains plant wastes that taste bitter to certain insects, thus discouraging the insects from feasting on the plant.


What is the purpose for sugar in cell?

If you are asking about plant cells, then sugars are stored, along with salts, in the vacuole, for food for the plant. &:-)


Can a swimming pool be an analogy of a vacuole?

Yes, a swimming pool can be an analogy of a vacuole in a cell. Just as a swimming pool stores water for a specific purpose, a vacuole in a cell stores substances such as water, nutrients, or waste. Both structures serve to maintain internal balance and support the overall function of their respective systems.


What organelle helps move excess water?

A specific type of vacuole, called a contractile vacuole expels excess water from many fresh water protists.


What are facts about the Central Vacuole?

its a vacuole


What is the outer covering of vacuole called?

Tonoplast is the outer covering of vacuole


What is the purpose of a food vacuole?

The food vacuole is also called as digestive vacuole. It is an organelle that can be found in parasites. This is the organelle that causes malaria.


What is compared to vacuole?

Vacuole is compared to a continent


What is the purpose of large vacuole in plant cells?

The large vacuole in plant cells helps to store water, nutrients, and waste products. It also provides structural support to the cell, maintaining turgor pressure and preventing wilting. Additionally, the vacuole plays a role in regulating the cell's pH and storing pigments that give plants their color.


What year was the vacuole discovered?

1897 by Camillio Vacuole.


What do a vacuole in a plantcells do?

A vacuole holds water and salts.