What are some jobs carried out by vacuoles?

Vacuoles are known to protect cells from certain bacteria. Destroying the bacteria that attack cells is an important function performed by vacuoles. • The food vacuoles found in amoeba perform the important job of digestion. The role played by vacuoles in animal cells is not as important as in plant cells. read more

A vacuole is basically a sac inside a cell. They are made of membrane. You may have seen the term"vacuole membrane", or something close to that. The term refers to the membrane around the vacuole. read more

Vacuoles are structures in the cells of plants and animals that are often likened to some sort of storage locker - a warehouse or refrigerator. They store nutrients, water and enzymes for use by the cells they live inside. read more

Other vacuoles in plant cells can carry out other roles, such as breaking down waste products and other substances. In flowering plants, vacuoles include the pigments that lend flowers their colors. In plant seeds, vacuoles store proteins that germinating plants use to grow. read more

A vacuole (/ˈvækjuːoʊl/) is a membrane-bound organelle which is present in all plant and fungal cells and some protist, animal and bacterial cells. Vacuoles are essentially [membrane] enclosed compartments which are filled with water containing inorganic and organic molecules including enzymes in solution, though in certain cases they may contain solids which have been engulfed. read more

Other vacuoles in plant cells can carry out other roles, such as breaking down waste products and other substances. In flowering plants, vacuoles include the pigments that lend flowers their colors. In plant seeds, vacuoles store proteins that germinating plants use to grow. Some plant vacuoles store toxic substances, which serve a defensive function. read more