The osmotic expansion of a cell kept in water is chiefly regulated by:

The osmotic expansion of a cell kept in water is chiefly regulated by:
  1. Mitochondria
  2. Vacuoles
  3. Plastids
  4. Ribosomes

Solution

The osmotic expansion of a cell kept in water is chiefly regulated by the cell organelle vacuole is surrounded by the tonoplast layer. A single large organelle constitutes about 20% of cell stores water and macromolecules including ions, sugar, amino acids, proteins and carbohydrates (cell sap) with high osmotic pressure generating turgor pressure.

Asked in: NEET 2014

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