The lysosomes are known as 'suicide-bags' of a cell because

When a cell gets damaged during the disturbance in cellular metabolism, lysosomes may burst and the digestive enzymes, thus, released digest their own cell.

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When a cell gets formed, lysosomes may burst and the digestive enzymes, thus, released digest their own cell.

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Lysosome helps in food digestion.

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The correct option is A When a cell gets damaged during the disturbance in cellular metabolism, lysosomes may burst and the digestive enzymes, thus, released digest their own cell.
Lysosomes are membrane bound cellular organelles. They possess many hydrolytic enzymes for the digestion of cellular waste, debris, as engulfed, killed viruses or bacteria. When a cell is in a metabolic crisis then lysosomes digest its own cell or cellular components by releasing enzymes.

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