Question

What is the function of contractile vacuoles?

Answer 1

Contractile vacuole:

1. A contractile vacuole works just the same as the name suggests, in that it expands and contracts.
2. The point of the contractile vacuole is to pump water out of the cell through a process called osmoregulation, the regulation of osmotic pressure.
3. It maintains the shape and internal pressure of the cell.