Vacuoles

Besher AshouriJasmine Samra

VacuolesLarge 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

Animals: Small Vacuoles

One or more.

Plants: A big Central Vacuole

Membrane which surrounds a mass of fluid

Central Vacuoles - PlantsMade up of smaller

vacuoles

Outside membrane: Tonoplast

Solution inside: Cell Sap

cell’s main source of inorganic molecules

potassium, chloride