Question

Where can contractile vacuoles be seen?

Answer 1

Contractile vacuoles:

1. The contractile vacuole is a specialized type of vacuole that regulates the number of fluids especially water inside a cell.
2. It is an osmoregulatory organ that controls the intracellular water balance by accumulating and expelling excess water out of the cell.
3. The sub-cellular structures, c.ontractile vacuoles are majorly seen in unicellular algae and protists like Amoeba