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BY: Samantha Krempasky
What is a Vacuole?
 A vacuole is a space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of
the cell, enclosed by a membrane and typically
containing fluid.
 It’s said that, “A vacuole is any organelle with little or
no internal structure.”
 A vacuole does not contribute anything to a cell, nor
does it receive anything from the cell.
What’s the function of a Vacuole?
 A vacuole is typically known to be a cells storage sac.
 The function of a vacuole is ingesting food along with
adjusting the amount of water balance.
 Vacuoles also empty waste contents.
Vacuoles Function
Vacuoles Contain:
Example:
 Atmospheric gases
 A vacuoles pigment creates
 Inorganic salts
 Organic acids
 Sugars
 Pigments
color for a flower.
Where are Vacuoles found?
 Vacuoles are typically found in plant and animals cells.
 Vacuoles in plant cells are well known in the center.
What the vacuoles do in the plant cell is shove the
additional organelles against the cell membrane. By
doing this, the shell is forming its structure.
 Vacuoles alter proteins in animal cells.
Where are Vacuoles found?
What do Vacuoles transport?
 Vesicles are a smaller form of vacuoles.
 It is through vesicles in which materials are
transported.
 Materials are either transported from a specific part of
a Golgi apparatus to another specific part of a Golgi
apparatus or from the endoplasmic reticulum to the
Golgi apparatus.
Vacuole Disease
Vacuolar Myopathy:
Occurs when vacuoles
form in the muscle cells.
This causes weakness
and difficulty in moving
and also difficulty in
breathing.
References
 http://cfeil.tripod.com/vacuoles.htm
 http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/where-cells-
vacuoles-located-what-do-they-95507
 http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/gard/5444/vacuolarmyopathy/resources/1