Multiple Choice
In plant cells, which organelle primarily stores water and dissolved nutrients (including ions) and helps maintain turgor pressure?
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13. Intracellular Protein Transport
Plant Vacuole
Multiple Choice
Which organelle stores water, ions, nutrients, and pigments (such as anthocyanins) in a plant cell and helps maintain turgor pressure?
A
Central vacuole
B
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
C
Golgi apparatus
D
Mitochondrion
Verified step by step guidance1
Step 1: Understand the function of each organelle listed in the options. The rough endoplasmic reticulum is primarily involved in protein synthesis and processing.
Step 2: Recognize that the Golgi apparatus modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and lipids for secretion or delivery to other organelles.
Step 3: Recall that mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell, generating ATP through cellular respiration.
Step 4: Identify that the central vacuole in plant cells stores water, ions, nutrients, and pigments such as anthocyanins, and plays a key role in maintaining turgor pressure by regulating water balance.
Step 5: Conclude that the organelle described in the question, which stores substances and maintains turgor pressure, is the central vacuole.
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