Multiple Choice
In plant cells, which structure primarily stores waste products and helps maintain turgor pressure?
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13. Intracellular Protein Transport
Plant Vacuole
Multiple Choice
In a typical plant cell, which organelle is primarily responsible for storing water and maintaining turgor pressure?
A
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
B
Golgi apparatus
C
Mitochondrion
D
Central vacuole
Verified step by step guidance1
Identify the organelles listed in the problem and recall their primary functions within a plant cell.
Recall that the rough endoplasmic reticulum is mainly involved in protein synthesis and processing, not water storage or turgor pressure.
Understand that the Golgi apparatus functions in modifying, sorting, and packaging proteins and lipids, rather than storing water.
Recognize that mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell, generating ATP through cellular respiration, and do not store water or maintain turgor pressure.
Know that the central vacuole in plant cells is a large organelle that stores water and other substances, and it plays a key role in maintaining turgor pressure by exerting outward pressure on the cell wall.
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