which plany cell stucture stores large amounts of chemicals including salt, minerals, proteins, and water for the cell and helps the cell maintain its shape?
Biology · Middle School · Wed Jan 13 2021
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Correct answer is vacuole.
Among its roles in plant cell function, the central vacuole stores salts, minerals, nutrients, proteins, pigments, helps in plant growth, and plays an important structural role for the plant.
A central vacuole is the organelle in plant cells that stores water and helps to maintain the plant's shape. The vacuole is similar to a big bag of water. When it is full, it presses on the cell wall, and helps the cell stay firm. When water is scarce, it will leave the vacuole through osmosis, and the cell gets saggy. Lots of saggy cells give the plant the droopy appearance that you see in plants that have not been watered often enough.