In a city there are different sections like administration, transportation, waste management, etc. Organelles in a cell can be compared to different sections of a city performing different functions. Use the descriptions below to match the function to the organelle that does a similar function in a city.

Question

1. Comparable to "warehouses" where materials are stored for periods of time.
a. endoplasmic reticulum
b. golgi apparatus
c. lysosome
d. nucleus
e. cell membrane
f. vesicles
g. vacuoles
h. mitochondrion
I. cell wall
j. ribosomes
k. cytoplasm

Answer 1

The organelle that is comparable to "warehouses" where materials are stored for periods of time is g. vacuoles.

Vacuoles are storage organelles within cells that can hold various substances such as nutrients, waste products, or other materials, much like warehouses store goods in a city.