Large permanent vacuole Flashcards
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Large permanent vacuole
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Sac in plant cells surrounded by the tonoplast selectively permeable membrane
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What is a tonoplast
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the tonoplast is a membrane which surrounds the vacuole which functions to separate the vacuole from the rest of the cell.
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Vacuoles in animal cells are
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not permanent and small
4
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vacuole function
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The vacuole helps maintain pressure in a plant cell. The vacuole maintains pressure by pushing the cytoplasm against the cell wall, which helps keep the plant cell turgid and prevents plants from wilting.
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