"In general, vacuole functions include:
removing unwanted structural debris surrounding the cell
sequestering materials that might be toxic to the cell
containment of waste products
maintaining internal hydrostatic pressure or turgor within the cell
maintaining an acidic internal pH
storing small molecules
exporting unwanted substances from the cell.
enabling the cell to elongate rapidly or otherwise alter relative cell size."
2006-10-09 12:59:57
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answered by ModerndayMadman 4
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For starters, it's a cheap and easy way for the cell to store water - which helps give the cell structure by providing pressure (that's why plants wilt when they don't have enough water, the vacuole is depleted, and the cells become flaccid) It also is a place where metabolites are stored (some plants store toxins in their vacuoles that are only released when the plant is damaged, ie. chewed on by an animal) It's like the cell's junk drawer. It keeps things there that it doesn't want right now, whether it wants them later - like metabolites, or if it doesn't want them at all - like waste.
2016-03-19 23:46:24
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answered by Anonymous
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Vacuoles are membrane-bound sacs within the cytoplasm of a cell that function in several different ways. In mature plant cells, vacuoles tend to be very large and are extremely important in providing structural support, as well as serving functions such as storage, waste disposal, protection, and growth. Many plant cells have a large, single central vacuole that typically takes up most of the room in the cell (80 percent or more). Vacuoles in animal cells, however, tend to be much smaller and are more commonly used to temporarily store materials or to transport substances.
2016-04-07 05:00:48
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answered by ? 4
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Vacuoles are membrane-bounded compartments within some eukaryotic cells that can serve a variety of secretory, excretory, and storage functions. Vacuoles and their contents are considered to be distinct from the cytoplasm, and are classified as ergastic according to some authors (Esau, 1965). Vacuoles are especially conspicuous in most plant cells.
In general, vacuole functions include:
removing unwanted structural debris surrounding the cell
sequestering materials that might be toxic to the cell
containment of waste products
maintaining internal hydrostatic pressure or turgor within the cell
maintaining an acidic internal pH
storing small molecules
exporting unwanted substances from the cell.
enabling the cell to elongate rapidly or otherwise alter relative cell size.
Vacuoles also play a major role in autophagy, maintaining a balance between biogenesis (production) and degradation (or turnover), of many substances and cell structures. They also aid in destruction of invading bacteria or of misfolded proteins that have begun to aggregate within the cell. Autophagy is especially prominent in insects that undergo complete metamorphosis; for example, larval tissue is recycled to become appendages in an adult insect
2006-10-09 12:59:03
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answered by Anonymous
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What Does The Vacuole Do
2016-06-25 16:52:48
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answered by ? 4
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A vacuole has a primarily function of wastage removal from the plants body.
And vacuoles may vary in size and almost every vacuole is ovular or circular in structure.
2006-10-09 13:02:18
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answered by zainabbas86 2
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2015-08-07 19:31:49
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answered by ? 1
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Traps harmful bacteria...if memory serves right=l
2006-10-09 12:58:22
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answered by Ellenaj 2
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***** Your Nan
2016-02-29 01:45:58
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answered by Wes 1
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they hold stuff. they transport stuff
they provide internal substance
heres and indepth answer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuole
2006-10-09 12:59:20
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answered by intracircumcordei 4
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