The organelle that allows free-living protists to expel excess water is called the contractile vacuole. This structure collects excess water that enters the protist's body and then contracts to expel it, helping to maintain osmotic balance and prevent the cell from bursting in hypotonic environments. Contractile vacuoles are particularly important in freshwater protists, where water influx is constant.
The contractile vacuole allows free-living protists to expel extra water
Protists use contractile vacuoles to regulate water and maintain osmotic balance. These vacuoles collect excess water that enters the cell and expel it through a process of contraction. This mechanism is especially important for freshwater protists, which are constantly gaining water due to the lower concentration of solutes in their environment compared to their cytoplasm. By effectively managing water levels, protists can prevent cell lysis and maintain homeostasis.
The Golgi apparatus is the cellular organelle responsible for repackaging proteins into forms that cells can use, expel, or store. It modifies, sorts, and packages proteins received from the endoplasmic reticulum before sending them to their final destinations, such as secretion outside the cell or storage in vesicles. This process is crucial for maintaining cellular function and ensuring proper protein distribution.
Expulsion.
The termite is considered one of the gassiest living things on Earth. They produce methane gas as a byproduct of digesting wood through a process involving bacteria in their gut. This methane is released into the atmosphere when termites expel gas.
The contractile vacuole allows free-living protists to expel extra water
The contractile vacuole allows free-living protists to expel extra water
The contractile vacuole allows free-living protists to expel extra water
Contractile vacuoles in protists collect water and then expel it when they become full.
Contractile vacuoles in protists collect water and then expel it when they become full.
Yes, all ladybugs expel gases. All living things expel gases.
Every living thing has to expel its waste somehow.
Contractile vacuoles in protists collect water and then expel it when they become full.
Living in fresh water, a hypotonic environment, causes water to enter the cell of certain protists (protozoa ) and would lysis the cell unless there were a way to expel this water. This is what contractile vacuoles do. When the fill with enough water microfilament contraction expels the excess water from the vacuole and helps the cell maintain internal isotonicity.
Expel has two syllables.
Expel
The past tense of expel is expelled.