The organelle known as the suicidal bag of the cell is the
Correct answer: B. lysosome
- A. ribosome
- B. lysosome
- C. peroxisome
- D. vacuole
Explanation
Lysosomes hold hydrolytic enzymes at an acidic pH, and if the membrane ruptures those enzymes digest the cell itself, a process called autolysis. This is deliberate during development, for example when the tail of a tadpole is removed. Peroxisomes also contain enzymes but they handle hydrogen peroxide and fatty acid oxidation rather than wholesale digestion.
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