What is the function of food vacuoles in cells?

What is the function of food vacuoles in cells?
  1. To store water and other materials
  2. To transport ions and other materials against concentration gradients into the vacuole
  3. To engulf food particles
  4. To regulate osmotic pressure and excretion

Solution

In many cells, as in protists, food vacuoles are formed by engulfing the food particles.

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