Vacuole

A vacuole is a membrane organelle which is present in all plant and fungal cells and some protist, animal and bacterial cells. Vacuoles are essentially enclosed compartments which are filled with water containing inorganic...
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Each plant cell has a large, single vacuole that stores biochemicals, helps in plant growth, and plays an important structural role for the plant.
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vacuole ( ) n. A small cavity in the cytoplasm of a cell, bound by a single membrane and containing water, food, or metabolic waste
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contractile vacuole n. A membrane-bound organelle found in certain protists that pumps fluid in a cyclical manner from within the cell to the outside
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Organelles, such as the vacuole, are part of the harmony seen in the natural ... Basically, the contractile vacuole stores extra water. ...
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Vacuole summary with 7 pages of encyclopedia entries, essays, summaries, research information, and more. ... The term vacuole in biology refers to a membrane ...
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The vacuole is used only in plant cells. ... The pressure applied by the vacuole, called turgor, is necessary to maintain the ...
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A vacuole is a membrane organelle which is present in all plant and fungal cells ... The Major Role of the Rab Ypt7p in Vacuole Fusion...
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Biology4Kids.com! The web site that teaches the basics of biology and life science to everyone! ... The vacuole holds large amounts of water or food. ...
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Information about vacuole in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... vacuole (vky-l) ... Vacuoles are found in the cells of plants, protists, ...
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Vacuole - Definition of Vacuole at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with ... Vacuoles are found in the cells of plants, protists, and some primitive animals. ...
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... contain one or several vacuoles, that may have different functions from each other. Vacuoles have a diverse array ... GO:0005773 : vacuole [1444 gene products] ...
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SORTING OF PROTEINS FROM THE LATE GOLGI TO THE VACUOLE ... Delivery of proteins to the vacuole of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae ...
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... vacuole is a round, fluid-filled sac found in both plant and animal cells. Plants usually have a few large vacuoles, ... Wastes may also be stored in vacuoles. ...
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The vacuole is a large organelle found in prokaryotes and within the cytoplasm ... Like most organelles, the vacuole is membrane-bound compartment, and may ...
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... vacuole – Our zoology dictionary has ecology, physiology, genetics of vacuole, ... relatively small and flat acrosomal vacuole is attached to the disc-like ...
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Definition of vacuole from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games.
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Encyclopedia article about Vacuole. Information about Vacuole in the Columbia ... In animals, a lytic vacuole known as the lysosome typically functions to process ...
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... information on Vacuole ... They also use contractile vacuole s to pump out excess water so ... This vacuole holds water, enzyme s, inorganic ions like ...
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After the canals fill with water, the water is pumped into the vacuole. ... Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Contractile vacuole. ...
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