Question

Lysosomes contain powerful enzymes that can digest foreign bodies and are sometimes used to digest the cell itself.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A

True

Lysosomes contain powerful hydrolytic enzymes that can digest almost all cell components and foreign bodies. When a cell has to die, the lysosome bursts open and starts to eat away the cell organelles. Therefore, it is also called suicide bag of cell.