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Cell The Unit of Life — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYCell The Unit of Life2 Marks
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What are gas vacuoles? State their functions?
 
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Gas vacuole is an air vacuole. They are found only in prokaryotes. It consists of a number of smaller submicroscopic vesicles. Each vesicle is surrounded by a protein membrane and encloses metabolic gases. Air vacuoles not only store gases but provide buoyancy, mechanical strength and protection from harmful radiations.

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