EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Lysosomes break down and digest food particles in a cell. They also help the cell defend itself from pathogens by forming a complex along with the pathogen, called phagosome. They also aid in recycling proteins and digest worn-out cells. Hence, they are called ‘suicide bags of cells’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lysosomes act as the waste disposal system of the cell. They have hydrolyzing enzymes which can digest biological substances. They also help in recycling amino acids after degradation of proteins no longer in use.

Detailed explanation-3: -As most high schoolers learn, the lysosome carries out waste disposal and recycling. In a process known as autophagy (meaning “self-eating”), it takes in old cellular components and unneeded large molecules, such as proteins, nucleic acids and sugars, and digests them with the help of enzymes and acids.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lysosomes are a kind of waste disposal system of a cell. They help to keep the cell clean by digesting any foreign material as well as worn-out cell organelles. Lysosomes contain powerful digestive enzymes capable of breaking down all organic material, so they are called digestive bags of the cell.