Biology Cell SZABMU 2023
PMDC Verified Question 61 of 143
The membrane separating the vacuole from cytoplasm is called:
A
Vacuolar membrane
B
Cisternae
C
Tonoplast
D
Cristae
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Propolis Cognitive Error Autopsy

Official Correct Choice:
Option C: Tonoplast
Concept: The plant vacuole requires a highly specialized boundary to manage rapid water influx and ion storage.

Solution: The specific biological term for the single, selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the central vacuole in a plant cell is the tonoplast.

Distractor Autopsy: While "vacuolar membrane" is descriptive, "tonoplast" is the exact terminological requirement for this level of biology. Cristae and cisternae are folds of the mitochondria and ER/Golgi, respectively.

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