NEETBiologyCell the Unit of LifeMCQ+4 / −1
The osmotic expansion of a cell kept in water is chiefly regulated by:
- AVacuoles
- BPlastids
- CMitochondria
- DRibosomes
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Correct answer: A
The vacuole is bound by a single membrane called tonoplast. It also functions as semipermeable membrane. It segregates vacuolar contents from cytoplasm, allows osmotic entry or exit of water, concentration and storage of nutrients as well as wastes.
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