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Lysosomes are most abundant in:

Correct answer: D. Animal cells having phagocytic activity

  • A. Plant cells having phagocytic activity
  • B. Protozoa
  • C. Bacteria with additional DNA plasmids
  • D. Animal cells having phagocytic activity

Explanation

Animal cells to have lysosomes and when there is an infection caused by an external pathogen, the immune system is activated and the process of phagocytosis starts. In phagocytosis the phagocytes engulf the pathogen and into that a lysosome attaches itself and breaks the complex pathogen into smaller substances.

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