The organelles that help the cell to use oxygen, also contain a variety of enzymes that help the cells to degrade biochemicals (like hydrogen peroxide) are
A
Lysosomes
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B
Peroxisomes
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C
Mitochondria
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D
Vacuoles
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Solution
The correct option is B Peroxisomes Peroxisomes are small, membrane-enclosed organelles that contain enzymes involved in a variety of metabolic reactions, including several aspects of energy metabolism. Although, peroxisomes are morphologically similar to lysosomes, they are assembled, like mitochondria and chloroplasts, from proteins that are synthesized on free ribosomes and then, imported into peroxisomes as completed polypeptide chains. Although, peroxisomes do not contain their own genomes, they are similar to mitochondria and chloroplasts in that they replicate by division.