Question

Lysosomes are called by different names such as suicidal bags of the cell, cells waste disposal system or demolition squads. Justify.

Answer 1

• Lysosomes may brust and the digestive enzymes may eat up their own cells, making them the suicide bags of a cell.
• Lysosomes are the organelles containing hydrolytic enzymes which assist in digestion and removal of waste material.Hence they act as waste disposal system.
• They also destroy bacteria or any other foreign bodies entering the cell. Lysosomes remove the cell debris and are also known as demolition squads.