Although we don't really know who first discovered the vacuole, Antony van Leeuwenhoek probably first saw them when he was studying bacteria in the late 1600's and early 1700's.
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Vacuoles are membrane-bound sacs within the cytoplasm of a cell that function in several different ways. In mature plant cells, vacuoles tend to be very large and are extremely important in providing structural support, as well as serving… More »
it was discovered by Huj-yu Mum
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It is said that Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovered it
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Although, to my knowledge, he never ascribed functionality to the vacuole, Leeuwenhoek probably deserves this honor. The dutch microscopist, Antony van Leeuwenhoek, discovered bacteria, free-living and parasitic microscopic protists, sperm cells, blood cells, microscopic nematodes and rotifers, and much more.
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A vacuole is a membrane organelle which is present in all plant and fungal cells and some protist, animal and bacterial cells. Vacuoles are essentially enclosed compartments which are filled with wa...
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Plant cell vacuoles were discovered with the early microscope and, as indicated in the etymology of the word, originally defined as a cell space empty of cytoplasmic matter. Technical progress has variously altered the operating definition of the plant vacuole over time.
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Biology Question: Who Discovered The Vacuole? Anthony van Leeuwenhoek....or something like that. ... How Was Vacuole Discovered ... What Does The Vacuole Do?
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- a single layer of unit membrane enclosing fluid in ... - produces turgor pressure against cell wall for support - stores water and various chemicals - may store insoluble waste ... Structure;; a sack...
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