What is a tonoplast?

Updated On: Jul 7, 2022

Outer membrane of mitochondria
Inner membrane of chloroplast
Membrane boundry of the vacuole of plant cells
Cell membrane of a plant cell

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Tonoplast is a single membrane that bounds the vacuoles and separates it from cytoplasm. In plants, tonoplasts facilitate uphill transport of many ions and other materials, making their concentration higher in vacuole than cytoplasm

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Concepts Used:

Cell: The Unit of Life

A cell is derived as the functional and structural unit of life. Every cell is surrounded by a cell membrane that dissects the external and internal environments of the cell. The interior environment of a cell is called the cytoplasm.
It carries cellular machinery and structural elements. The nucleus is present in the center of the cell, which includes all the hereditary information of an organism. Some of the molecules present in the cell are protein, carbohydrates, starch, and sugar.

Read More: Fundamental Unit of Life: Cell

Parts of Cell:

The different parts of a cell and their functions are as follows:

Cell Membrane
Cell Wall
Nucleus
Cytoplasm