Vacuole

Summary: If plants are not watered regularly, they will wilt and eventually die. Inside the cells, water fills up the vacuole. This pushes out against the cell wall and makes the cell firm. This helps the plant stand up straight. If the plant does not have enough water, the vacuole gets smaller and the cells become soft. This causes the plant to wilt. You can see a wilted plant in Figure 3. Tags: science student-book-7 biology Created: 2026-05-21 Last Updated: 2026-05-21

Vacuole

If plants are not watered regularly, they will wilt and eventually die. Inside the cells, water fills up the vacuole. This pushes out against the cell wall and makes the cell firm. This helps the plant stand up straight. If the plant does not have enough water, the vacuole gets smaller and the cells become soft. This causes the plant to wilt. You can see a wilted plant in Figure 3.

Source

This concept is from the [Science Student Book 7](Science Student Book 7/Biology/Cells/1.2 Plant and animal cells.md), Biology section.