Question

P-It stores amino acids, sugars, various organic acids and some proteins.
Q- It Helps in the maintenance of water and salt balance in unicellular organisms.
R- It contains digestive enzymes which digest the complex food particles into small and simpler particles.
S-It contains metabolic gases which help in maintaining buoyancy of the cell.

Identify the type of vacuoles P,Q,R and S on the basis of given functions.

	P	Q	R	S
(i)	Contractile vacuoles	Food vacuoles	Sap vacuoles	Gas vacuoles
(ii)	Sap vacuoles	Contractile vacuoles	Food vacuoles	Gas vacuoles
(iii)	Gas vacuoles	Sap vacuoles	Contractile vacuoles	Food vacuoles
(iv)	Food vacuoles	Contractile vacuoles	Gas vacuoles	Sap vacuoles

Answer 1

Sap vacuoles: It store amino acids, sugars, various organic acids and some proteins.
Contractile vacuole: It helps in the maintenance of water and salt balance in unicellular organisms.
Food vacuole: It contains digestive enzymes which digest the complex food particles into small and simpler particles.
Gas vacuole: It contains metabolic gases which help in maintaining buoyancy of the cell.