Question

What happens when contractile vacuoles stop working?

Answer 1

Contractile vacuole:

1. The contractile vacuole is an important, complex osmoregulatory organelle regulating the intracellular water balance by collecting and releasing excess water from the cell.
2. It facilitates the cells to survive in conditions that are hypotonic.
3. Cells tend to consume water, which is regulated by the contractile vacuoles.
4. They expel excess water from the cell, hence maintaining the shape and turgor pressure, preventing the cell from swelling and hence bursting out.
5. In the event of the absence of contractile vacuoles, or their non-functioning, the cell can rupture.