EUKARYOTIC ORGANELLES
Centrioles	Chloroplasts	Cytoplasm	Cytoskeleton	Endoplasmic Reticulum
Golgi Apparatus	Mitochondria	Nucleus	Ribosomes	Vacuole

Vacuole

A vacuole is a saclike structure that is used by the cell to store materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates. In many plant cells there is a single, large vacuole that makes it possible for plants to support heavy structures such as leaves and flowers.

Some animals and single-celled organisms, such as paramecium, contain a contractile vacuole. By contracting rhythmically, this specialized vacuole pumps excess water out of the cell.

Animal Cell	Plant Cell

 

 

 

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