Multiple Choice
In plant cells, which organelle primarily stores water, ions, and other nutrients (food reserves) and helps maintain turgor pressure?
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13. Intracellular Protein Transport
Plant Vacuole
Multiple Choice
In plant cells, which organelle is primarily responsible for storing water and dissolved nutrients (food reserves) and helping maintain turgor pressure?
A
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
B
Mitochondrion
C
Central vacuole
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 the rough endoplasmic reticulum is mainly involved in protein synthesis and processing, not storage or turgor pressure.
Recall that mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell, responsible for energy production through cellular respiration, not storage or maintaining turgor pressure.
Recognize that the Golgi apparatus modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and lipids, but does not primarily store water or nutrients.
Know that the central vacuole in plant cells stores water and dissolved nutrients (food reserves) and plays a key role in maintaining turgor pressure, which helps keep the plant cell rigid.
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