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Cell Vacuoles

Although vacuoles are present in both animal and plant cells, they are particularly large and abundant in plant cells, often occupying a major portion of the cell volume and forcing the remaining intracellular structures into a thin peripheral layer.

Vacuoles

Although vacuoles are present in both animal and plant cells, they are particularly large and abundant in plant cells, often occupying a major portion of the cell volume and forcing the remaining intracellular structures into a thin peripheral layer. These vacuoles are bound by a single membrane and are formed by the coalescence of smaller vacuoles during the plant’s growth and development. Vacuoles serve to expand the plant cell without diluting its cytoplasm and also function as sites for the storage of water and cell products or metabolic intermediates.



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