What does the permanent vacuole do in a plant cell?

The plant vacuole serves three basic functions: Water storage. The vacuole can serve as a source or a sink to maintain turgor in the plant cell. Digestion. The vacuole contains many hydrolases which assist with the breakdown of macromolecules. Defense compound storage. read more

Vacuoles are storage bubbles found in cells. They are found in both animal and plant cells but are much larger in plant cells. Vacuoles might store food or any variety of nutrients a cell might need to survive. They can even store waste products so the rest of the cell is protected from contamination. These are the permenent vacuole of a plant cell. read more

Vacuoles vary in function between organisms and even within the same cell, but the most frequent use is the storage of water or nutrients. A vacuole is really a general-purpose, empty membrane organelle that is filled with whatever the cell needs to keep separate from the rest of the cytoplasm. read more

The permanent vacuole contains cell sap (which is a weak solution of sugar and salts). read more

Vacuoles in fungal cells perform similar functions to those in plants and there can be more than one vacuole per cell. In yeast cells the vacuole is a dynamic structure that can rapidly modify its morphology. read more