Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Vacuole

Vacuole

These are fluid filled single-membrane bound organelles.

Number
Animal cells have large number of small sized vacuoles in them but plant cells have single large vacuole in them.
Types of vacuole and their functions

Food Vacuole
Many cells take in materials from outside in the form of food vacuole.

Contractile Vacuole

Sometimes, vacuoles are associated with elimination of wastes from the cells; such vacuoles are called contractile vacuoles.

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