2. WHAT ARE VACUOLES !
ïTHEY ARE FLUID FILLED SACS FOR STORAGE.
ïTHEY ARE SACS THAT STORES WATER, FOOD
AND OTHER MATERIAL NEEDED BY THE CELL.
ïTHEY CAN ALSO STORE WASTE PRODUCTS
UNTIL THE WASTES ARE REMOVED.
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3. WHAT THEY STORE?
ï¶WATER AND FOOD
ï¶WASTE
ï¶UNDIGESTED NUTRIENTS
ï¶MINERALS
ï¶PROTEINS
ï¶SUGARS
ï¶PIGMENTS
ï¶AMINO AND OTHER VARIOUS ORGANIC ACIDS
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4. COMPARISON on basis of vacuoles they have
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Vacuoles of Animal cells are smaller in size
Vacuoles of Plant Cells are larger in size
5. CELL HAS A BASIC STRUCTURAL
ORGANISATION !
âą EACH CELL ACQUIRES ITâS STRUCTUE AND
ABILITY TO FUNCTION BECAUSE OF
ORGANIZATION OF ITâS MEMBRANE AND
ORGANELLES IN SPECIFIC WAYS .
âą THIS HELPS THE CELL TO PERFORM
FUNCTIONS LIKE RESPIRATION , OBTAINING
NUTRITION AND CLEARING OF WASTE
MATERIAL OR FORMING NEW PROTEINS
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6. QUESTIONS
âą IF THE ORGANISATION OF THE CELL IS
DESTROYED DUE TO SOME PHYSICAL OR
CHEMICAL INFLUENCE, WHAT WILL HAPPEN ?
âą Cell is the smallest unit of life, which is capable
of all living functions. If the organisation of a cell
is destroyed due to some physical or chemical
influence, then the ability of the cell to perform
all living functions such as respiration, nutrition,
excretion, etc. would be affected.
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8. ANSWER-2
âą (a)THE FIGURE A SHOWS AN ANIMAL CELL BECAUSE
NEITHER ANY VACUOLE NOR CELL WALL IS VISIBLE
AND NUCLEUS IS LOCATED AT THE CENTRE
âą (b)THE FIGURE B SHOWS A PLANT CELL BECAUSE IT
HAS A LARGE VACUOLE , CELL WALL IS ALSO PRESENT
IN ADDITION TO CELL MEMBRANE AND NUCLEUS IS
LOCATED IN THE CORNER.
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