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In a plant cell, there is an organelle (part of a cell) called the vacuole. The vacuole is where all water, salts, minerals are stored.

The plant organelle, the central vacuole, is a water storage organelle that has multiple functions but is most well known for its role in maintaining "turgor pressure" for structural support of plant tissues. When the plant experiences water loss from its cells, the central vacuole shrinks in size, and the turgor pressure of the cell is lower, causing the plant tissues to exhibit wilting (the limpness you see in a plant stem and leaves when you haven't watered it in a while). So, all plants use their central vacuoles to store water, partly to use for metabolic purposes, and partly to keep the plants from wilting. Some plants, known as succulents (such as cacti and aloes), have specialized storage organs in leaves and stems which can be used to store water in dry environments.

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