Many plants contain mixtures of volatile monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes, called essential oils examples- Peppermint, lemon, basil, and sage 

Chief monoterpene constituent of peppermint oil is menthol; that of lemon oil is limonene

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Autophagy (“eating oneself”)

When cells are placed under stressful conditions, they have the capacity to recycle macromolecules for use as nutrients in a process of lysosomal degradation.

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There are 4 paths from different sources feed substances into lysosomes for digestion:

• Endocytosis

• Phagocytosis

• Macropinocytosis

• Autophagy

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Anthocyanin pigments stored in vacuoles

Color the petals of many flowers so as to attract pollinating insects

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Plant vacuole act as

a storage organelle for nutrients and waste products

a degradative compartment

an economical way of increasing cell size

a controller of turgor pressure

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Membranes of late endosomes and lysosomes contain V-class proton pumps that act in concert with Cl- channels to acidify the vesicle lumen.