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Standard IX
Biology
Lysosomes
Lysosomes are...
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Lysosomes are also called digestive bags. Why?
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'Lysosomes are also called digestive bags' because they destroy the foreign materials such as bacteria and viruses that enter the cells by digesting them and protects the cell from viral and bacterial infections.
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Lysosomes are known as suicidal bags as they contain digestive enzymes .while rough endoplasmic reticulum secretes digestive enzymes. So, why rough endoplasmic reticulum is not called as suicidal bags?
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