NEETBotanyCell - The Unit of Life
What is the structure that surrounds the vacuole in plant cells?
Options
- ATonoplast
- BCell wall
- CMitochondria
- DEndoplasmic reticulum
Correct answer
A. Tonoplast
Step-by-step solution
The vacuole is the membrane-bound space found in the cytoplasm. It contains water, sap, excretory product and other materials not useful for the cell. The vacuole is bound by a single membrane called tonoplast . In plant cells the vacuoles can occupy up to 90 per cent of the volume of the cell. In plants, the tonoplast facilitates the transport of a number of ions and other materials against concentration gradients into the vacuole, hence their concentration is significantly higher in the vacuole than in the cytopl