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What is the significance of vacuole in a plant cell?

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The vacuole is a membrane bound space found in the cytoplasm. It contain water, sap, excretory product and other materials that are not seful for the cell. In plants osmosis vacuoles occupy 90% of the volume of the cell. They help in maintaining cell fluid balance, and shape of the cell by maintaining turger pressure against the cell well.
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