Vacuoles usually account for changes in cell size when the cytoplasmic volume stays constant. Some vacuoles have specialized functions, and plant cells can have more than one type of vacuole.

Key regulators of stomata are plant vacuoles ... which are equivalent in function to lysosomes in mammalian cells (Figure 1). A special feature of guard cells is that they can increase or decrease ...

A research team has uncovered the mechanism and underlying reason behind the transformation of residual cells into epidermal ...

Cell structure Description Function Cell type Cell wall Freely permeable layer surrounding cell membrane. The cell wall of plant cells is made from cellulose. This gives them a rigid structure.

Animal and plant cells have certain structures in common. Cell structure Function Cytoplasm Where enzymes and other proteins are made. Location of reactions in anaerobic respiration. Nucleus ...