I'm doing a project for Biology, and I can't find a history of the Organelle "Vacuole" Anywhere. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
2006-12-11 00:52:54 · 2 answers · asked by water_undine_xv 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
The dutch microscopist, Antony van Leeuwenhoek, discovered bacteria, free-living and parasitic microscopic protists, sperm cells, blood cells, microscopic nematodes and rotifers, and much more. Chances are good that when observing some of the protists he discovered (between the late 1600's and early 1700's), he saw what were, in fact, vacuoles.
Find out some more about Leeuwenhoek here: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/leeuwenhoek.html
As for the name vacuole, it comes from the latin diminutive of "vacuus" which means empty
2006-12-12 08:27:06 · answer #1 · answered by Science nerd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vacuole is NOT an organelle that is for sure.
It is a space with in a cell.
It is put to a variety of uses and you ought to know them.
2006-12-15 23:20:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋