Question

Lysosomes are suicidal bags of the cell. Give reason.

Answer 1

Lysosomes:

1. Lysosomes are membrane bound cytoplasmic cell organelles.
2. They contain multiple digestive enzymes.
3. They can perform auto-digestion of worn-out cell organelles.
4. As they are organelles that bring about the destruction of the cell that they themselves reside in, they are termed as ‘Suicidal bags’.