Question

Animal cells have larger vacuoles as compared to plants.
A. True
B. False
C. Ambiguous
D.Data insufficient

Answer 1

Hint: The vacuoles are membrane-bound organelles filled with water having organic and inorganic molecules. The plants have no defined excretory systems. But animals have defined and well organized excretory systems. Thus, the plant cells use their vacuoles to store excretory products. But animal cells use their vacuoles only for temporary food storage.

Step by step answer:The vacuoles are usually circular or oval-shaped membrane-bound organelles found in plant cells, algal cells, fungal cells, and animal cells. These organelles are filled with water. The water contains dissolved organic and inorganic molecules that can be a waste product in the case of plants or food in the case of animals.
The plant cells are rectangular cells consisting of a cell wall and a cell membrane. The cell wall provides rigidity to the cell. The plant cells are almost similar in the composition of organelles to animal cells with some additional organelles. Plastids and central vacuoles are some distinctive organelles only found in plant cells. The plastids are pigments responsible for photosynthesis and material storage. The central vacuoles are the largest vacuoles bound by a membrane and consist of stored wastes or some other materials. The vacuoles also help in maintaining cell pressure in the growing stages. On the other hand, in animal cells, the plastids are absent. The vacuoles are present in animal cells but are much smaller than the plant cells. The animals have a proper excretory and storing system that does not require large vacuoles to store waste. Also, other organelles take up larger space as compared to plant cells. Thus, we cannot say that animal cells have larger vacuoles that plant cells.
So, the given statement is false and the correct answer is option A.

Note: Vacuoles are thought to be formed by the fusion of various multiple membrane vesicles. The vacuoles are just the larger versions of these vesicles. The vacuoles in animals are smaller but are present in large numbers than in plant cells. The plant cells usually have a single vacuole only.