Which statement is correct about the function of the contractile vacuole? (1 point)

Responses

It expels water from multicellular organisms.
It expels water from multicellular organisms.

It filters water entering a unicellular organism.
It filters water entering a unicellular organism.

It expels water from unicellular organisms.
It expels water from unicellular organisms.

It filters water entering a multicellular organism.

1 answer

The correct statement about the function of the contractile vacuole is:

It expels water from unicellular organisms.

Contractile vacuoles are specialized organelles found in some unicellular organisms (like protozoa) that help to remove excess water from the cell to prevent it from bursting in a hypotonic environment.