Question

Give functions.

Vacuole

Answer 1

1. To maintain the osmotic pressure of the cell.
2. To store metabolic byproducts and end products. (Glycogen, proteins, water, etc).
3. In animal cell, they store waste products and food, while in amoeba it stores food before digestion.
4. In plant cell, vacuoles are full of cell sap and provide turgidity, rigidity to them.

Answer 2

Functions of vacuoles:

• The main function of vacuoles is to store food in a cell.
• They also help in storing and expelling wastes and toxic by-products of metabolic reactions.
• They help in maintaining the turgidity and rigidity of a cell.