What is a real life example of a vacuole?

Central vacuoles in plants are pretty easy to detect. If you don't water your houseplant for a long time, it will probably start to wilt and droop, but if you water it again in time, it stands up again. This is because within each living plant cell is a large vacuole that can fill up with water. read more

A vacuole stores Nutrients(food) or water simply the best answer i can think of would be a Refrigarator. read more

If there is too much water, the contractile vacuole works to pump out the water. This helps to protect the cell: if there is too much water in the cell, it will swell and swell until eventually it ruptures, destroying the cell. Contractile vacuoles keep this in check. read more

In certain organisms, usually single-celled organisms lacking a cell wall, there exists a special kind of vacuole, called a contractile vacuole. A contractile vacuole works just as the name suggests in that it expands and contracts. read more