Table of Contents
- 1 Which cell organelle is similar to a storage center?
- 2 What cell organelle is used for storage?
- 3 What is the most abundant organelle in the cell?
- 4 Why is the vacuole the most prominent organelle in plant cells?
- 5 How does the vacuole function as a storage space?
- 6 Why is the stomata closed when the vacuole is inflated?
Which cell organelle is similar to a storage center?
Cells that use a lot of energy may have thousands of mitochondria. Vesicles are small membrane bound sacs that transport materials around the cell and to the cell membrane. The vacuoles are like storage centers. Plant cells have larger vacuoles than animal cells.
What cell organelle is used for storage?
Cell Organelles
| A | B |
|---|---|
| vacuole | storage tank for the cell |
| chromosome | made of DNA – directions all activities in the cell |
| golgi body | sorts and packages things to be delivered – mailroom |
| lysosome | pushes trash vacuoles out the cell, digests old cell parts, breaks food down into smaller pieces |
What is the most abundant organelle in the cell?
Ribosomes are known as protein factories because they are the main site of protein synthesis.
What cell is called the storage tank?
5. In plants, vacuoles also store Cell Sap. 6. In all cells they store sugars, proteins, minerals, lipids, wastes, salts, water, and enzymes. This is why they are called the “storage tank” of the cell.
What are two storage organelles?
In eukaryotic cells, two storage organelles are vesicles and vacuoles.
Why is the vacuole the most prominent organelle in plant cells?
Most mature plant cells have one large central vacuole that can occupy as much as 80% of the cell volume, making the vacuole the most prominent organelle in plant cells. By storing various materials, the central vacuole keeps its water potential as low as the cytoplasm’s potential and maintains force (turgor pressure) against the cell wall.
How does the vacuole function as a storage space?
The vacuoles serve as storage spaces for plant cells. The fluid (called cell sap) is enclosed by a membrane called tonoplast. In the fluid, there are food and various nutrients, including sugars, minerals, amino acids, nucleic acids, ions, and special chemicals. Vacuole also functions as a reservoir for the cell to store excess water.
Why is the stomata closed when the vacuole is inflated?
Stomata closed due to shrunken vacuole, and stomata open due to inflated vacuole. Although the vacuole does not take as much dye as other organelles of the cell (the vacuole does not contain many stainable constituents), you can still see and study the structure of vacuoles under a compound microscope.
How are proteins stored in the vacuole membrane?
The defense proteins and enzymes that can kill bacteria and viruses are stored in the vacuoles. There are two defense mechanisms that vacuoles can perform, depending on the targets. Viral infections lead to vacuole membrane breakage and release enzymes into the cytosol, where they can attack viruses.