Question

What are the functions of vacuoles in plant cells and unicellular organisms?

Answer 1

In-plant cells vacuoles:

1. Provide rigidity to the cell.
2. Vacuoles store waste products, and useful substances like amino acids, sugars, organic acids, proteins, minerals, and pigments.
3. It also maintains a water balance in the cell.

In unicellular organisms like Amoeba:

1. Food material is enclosed in vacuoles, called the food vacuole.
2. Contractile vacuoles excrete water and waste products from the cell.