Question

With the help of examples, discuss the significance of vacuoles in unicellular organisms ?

Answer 1

• They help in the removal of unwanted structural debris.
• They store all the waste products of cells. .
• In Amoeba, food vacuoles store food.
• Isolate materials that might harm to the cell
• Contain waste products
• Maintain internal hydrostatic pressure or turgor within the cell
• Maintain an appropriate acidic internal pH when the acidity increases in the surroundings
• Export unwanted substances from cell

In unicellular organisms like ameoba, vacoule serves as a food container, as well as a garbage disposal bag which is used to store waste material till it is removed by excretion.