Multiple Choice
In plant cells, which organelle primarily stores water, ions, and nutrients 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 and helps maintain turgor pressure?
A
Golgi apparatus
B
Mitochondrion
C
Central vacuole
D
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Verified step by step guidance1
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.
Remember that mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell, generating ATP through cellular respiration, and do not store water or maintain turgor pressure.
Understand that the rough endoplasmic reticulum is involved in protein synthesis and processing, not water storage or turgor pressure maintenance.
Recognize 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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