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Permanent vacuoles exist only in plant cells. They store the cells salty, nutrienty goodness. However, animal cells also form vacuoles if only temporary. These smaller, temporary vacuoles transport substances across a cell (especially water in osmosis).

Essentially, a vacuole is a storage cupboard for a cell.

Mitochondria exist in all eukaryotic cells (as far as I'm aware) and are essentially little sacs of membrane all coiled round and concertinaed to increase their surface area for aerobic respiration (Glucose + Oxygen > Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy). But biological chemistry is never that simple, is it? The mitochondria can't just make energy - that would be too easy. Instead, they make little molecules of ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) which, for all intent and purpose, serves as energy within a cell. Mitochondria produce energy which most cells need. So, mitochondria appear in most cells. The more the cells needs energy, the more mitochondria it will have.

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