VacuolesPlant and Animal

Plant vs. Animal

The plant vacuole is geared more toward the hydration of the organism and the animal vacuole focuses more on the food and waste.

Vacuoles

Large vesicles Single organelle that is membrane

bound Enclosed in eukaryotic cells Made of the same phospholipids that

the plant or animal cell membranes are composed of

Derive from the endoplasmic reticulum and golgi apparatus

Plant Vacuole

Larger in plant cells Size ranges from 50-95% of the cell Stores water, food, nutrients, and

waste products It gains and loses water depending

on water is available to the plant

Turgor Pressure in Plant Vacuoles

The pressure exerted by water inside the cell against the cell wall.

Animal Vacuoles

Important part of cells endomembrane because they are selective in which solutes are transported

Capture food materials and unwanted structural debris

Remove toxic materials Maintain fluid balance Export unwanted substances.

Transporting

Phagocytosis: engulfing particles to store until needed