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What are gas vacuoles ? State their functions.

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Gas vacuoles are the aggregates of a number of small hollow cylindrical vesicles present in the cytoplasm of the floating purple and green photosynthetic bacteria. They are peroneable to atmospheric gases and help the bacteria o help floating on the surface of water.
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VIKRAM PUBLICATION ( ANDHRA PUBLICATION)-CELL : THE UNIT OF LIFE-Important Questions
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  2. Vacuole in a plant cell:

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  12. What are nucleosomes ? What are they made of ?

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  13. What are the characteristics of prokaryotic cells?

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