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Do plants have food vacuoles?


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Food vacuoles:

  1. Plant cells do have food vacuoles, although they aren't as frequent as the ones found in amoeba.
  2. Plants, protists, mammals, and fungi all have vacuoles in their cells.
  3. Food vacuoles are sacs enclosed by a membrane and have digestive function.
  4. The food is digested with the enzymes provided by lysosomes when food particles enter the food vacuole.
  5. The cell makes use of the energy obtained from the food.

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