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Describe the role played by lysosomes why are these termed as suicidal bags how do they perform their functions

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  1. Lysosomes contain some powerful chemicals which they use to dissolve waste materials like worn out cell organelle .
  2. But when the cell dies the lysosomes burst to release those chemicals and digest their own cells.​
  3. Because lysosome contain variety of enzyme inside them these enzyme help to kill all the harmful things inside our cell that attack the cell .
  4. This create acidic environment inside cell.lysosome can brust to eat the dead cell thats why it is also called suucidal bag.




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