______ contains 40 different enzymes that help in destroying foreign substances.

Mitochondria

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Lysosomes

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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Golgi complex

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The correct option is B
Lysosomes

Lysosomes are small vesicles of different shapes containing 40 different digestive enzymes. Their enzymes destroy and digest foreign substances around them. Many damaged cells are rapidly destroyed or dissolved by their own lysosomes and hence these are also called the "suicide bags".

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