Multiple Choice
In a plant cell, which organelle stores water, nutrients (food), and waste products?
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13. Intracellular Protein Transport
Plant Vacuole
Multiple Choice
In plant cells, which organelle primarily stores water and helps maintain turgor pressure?
A
Golgi apparatus
B
Central vacuole
C
Mitochondrion
D
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
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Identify the organelles listed in the problem and recall their primary functions in plant cells.
Recall that the Golgi apparatus is mainly involved in modifying, sorting, and packaging proteins and lipids, not water storage or turgor pressure.
Understand that mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell, generating ATP through cellular respiration, and do not store water or maintain turgor pressure.
Recognize that the rough endoplasmic reticulum is involved in protein synthesis and processing, not water storage or turgor pressure.
Conclude that the central vacuole is the organelle responsible for storing water and maintaining turgor pressure in plant cells, which helps keep the cell rigid and supports the plant structure.
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