Which of the following statements correctly compares vacuoles in plant and animal cells?
Plant cells have large vacuoles, animal cells have small ones
In mature plant cells, a large central vacuole can occupy up to 90% of the cell volume. It stores water, ions, sugars, pigments, and waste products, and its pressure (turgor) keeps the plant cell rigid.
Animal cells do not have a permanent large vacuole. They may have small, temporary vacuoles (food vacuoles in phagocytosis, contractile vacuoles in some protists), but these are much smaller and transient compared with the plant central vacuole.
The correct answer is : Plant cells have large vacuoles, animal cells have small ones.
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