Vacuole

The video explains the role of the vacuole in plant cells, highlighting its function in storing substances like water and salts, and its importance in maintaining cell shape and structure through turgidity. Without turgidity, plants would lose firmness, leading to wilting.

What is the primary function of the vacuole in plant cells?

• To conduct photosynthesis

• To store substances like water and salt

• To transport nutrients

• To produce energy

Which of the following is NOT stored in the vacuole?

• Salt

• Water

• Chlorophyll

• Waste breakdown molecules

How does the vacuole contribute to the plant cell's shape?

• By swelling with fluid and pressing against cell walls

• By storing genetic information

• By producing chlorophyll

• By absorbing sunlight

What term describes the pressure exerted by the vacuole against the cell wall?

• Turgidity

• Photosynthesis

• Diffusion

• Osmosis

What would happen to plant cells without turgidity?

• They would become more rigid

• They would lose firmness and wilt

• They would grow larger

• They would change color