vacuole
Vacuoles are membrane-bound organelles that serve a variety of storage, excretory, and secretory functions. Vacuoles are larger than vesicles.


Many plant cells possess a large central storage vacuole, which is most obvious when partly empty (bottom).

animation - contractile vacuoles of protozoa : Virtual Cell Textbook - Cell Biology :

animation - contractile vacuoles of protozoa : Virtual Cell Textbook - Cell Biology :

