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If the nucleus is a cell control center and chloroplasts its solar collectors. Which of the following might be called the cell's combination food processor and garbage disposer?
If the nucleus is a cell control center and chloroplasts its solar collectors. Which of the following might be called the cell's combination food processor and garbage disposer?
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The correct option is A Lysosome
A lysosome is a small vesicle membrane-bound cell organelle found in most animal cells. It contains hydrolytic enzymes capable of breaking down cell debris, wastes, foreign particles, dead or weak organelles and sometimes its own cells. Thus, lysosomes act as the waste disposal system of the cell by digesting unwanted materials in the cytoplasm, both from outside of the cell and obsolete components inside the cell. For this function, they are referred to as "cell's combination food processor and garbage disposer".
A lysosome is a small vesicle membrane-bound cell organelle found in most animal cells. It contains hydrolytic enzymes capable of breaking down cell debris, wastes, foreign particles, dead or weak organelles and sometimes its own cells. Thus, lysosomes act as the waste disposal system of the cell by digesting unwanted materials in the cytoplasm, both from outside of the cell and obsolete components inside the cell. For this function, they are referred to as "cell's combination food processor and garbage disposer".
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