Multiple choice

Lysosomes are called as the suicidal bags of a cell because they

  1. digest foreign materials entering the cell

  2. contain powerful digestive enzymes

  3. burst and their enzymes digest their own cells

  4. digest the old organelles of their own cells
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Explanation

Lysosomes are called the suicidal bags of a cell because during accidental injuries, if their own cell gets ruptured or injured, these lysosomes burst out and release their hydrolytic enzymes into the cell. These enzymes digest the worn out cell.

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