How does the contractile vacuole in a single-celled organism function to maintain homeostasis?
It pumps water into the cell.
It pumps water out of the cell.
It pumps solutes into the cell.
It pumps solutes out of the cell.

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How does the contractile vacuole in a single-celled organism function to maintain homeostasis?
It pumps water into the cell.
It pumps water out of the cell.
It pumps solutes into the cell.
It pumps solutes out of the cell.

sreekar369 · Answer

option b

sreekar369 · Answer

he paramecium gets rid of excess water through the contractile vacuole. this regulates the amount of water in the body of the paramecium. 

Since the regulation of the amounts of water and minerals in the body is included under the term homeostasis, the contractile vacuole is said to help maintain homeostasis.