Multiple Choice
In plant cells, which organelle primarily stores water, nutrients (food), and waste materials and helps maintain turgor pressure?
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13. Intracellular Protein Transport
Plant Vacuole
Multiple Choice
In plant cells, which organelle primarily stores water, ions, and nutrients and helps maintain turgor pressure?
A
Mitochondrion
B
Central vacuole
C
Chloroplast
D
Golgi apparatus
Verified step by step guidance1
Identify the organelles listed in the problem and recall their primary functions in plant cells.
Understand that mitochondria are mainly responsible for energy production through cellular respiration, not storage or turgor pressure.
Recall that chloroplasts are involved in photosynthesis, converting light energy into chemical energy, and do not primarily store water or maintain turgor pressure.
Recognize that the Golgi apparatus functions in modifying, sorting, and packaging proteins and lipids, rather than storing water or ions.
Conclude that the central vacuole is the organelle that primarily stores water, ions, and nutrients, and plays a key role in maintaining turgor pressure in plant cells.
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