Question

what is tonoplast?explain

Answer 1

A Tonoplast is the membrane which surrounds the large vacuole of a plant cell. The name Tonoplast comes from greek.

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Answer 2

ANSWER :

● The membrane which surrounds the vacoule is termed as Tonoplast.

●Tonoplast is located in cytoplasm.

FUNCTION :

》Tonoplast provides protection to the cell.

》It separates the contents of vacuole from the cell's cytoplasm.

》It is a semi-permeable membrane which regulates the movement of ions in and out of the cell.

》It maintains the acidic nature of the vacuole.

》It transports small amount of solutes and salts with the help of numerous proteins found in tonoplast.