Vacuoles Besher Ashouri Jasmine Samra
Vacuoles Large Vesicles Golgi Apparatus and Endoplasmic Reticulum. Part of the Endomembrane System
Functions of Vacuoles Water regulator Enzymatic Hydrolysis (Plants and Fungi) Storage for organic compounds Storage for poisonous compounds (Plant Protection) Containment of waste products A major player in the growth of plant cells (absorbs water)
Structure of Vacuoles Membrane which surrounds a mass of fluid Animals: Small Vacuoles One or more. Plants: A big Central Vacuole
Central Vacuoles - Plants Made up of smaller vacuoles Outside membrane: Tonoplast Solution inside: Cell Sap cell’s main source of inorganic molecules potassium, chloride