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NDA 2020 GAT · General Knowledge · Cell Biology and Classification · easy

The cell organelle containing digestive enzymes that is known as the suicide bag of the cell is the

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The cell organelle containing digestive enzymes that is known as the suicide bag of the cell is the
  1. A. lysosome
  2. B. ribosome
  3. C. Golgi apparatus
  4. D. mitochondrion
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Answer: (A) lysosome

Lysosomes contain hydrolytic enzymes which digest worn-out organelles, food and foreign particles. If the cell is damaged they burst and digest the cell itself, hence the name suicide bag. Ribosomes make proteins, the Golgi packages substances and mitochondria release energy.
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