Multiple choice

Which of the following cell organelles is called ‘suicidal bag’ of a cell?

  1. Plastid

  2. Centrosome

  3. Lysosome

  4. Mitochondrion
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Explanation

When cell is old or injured, lysosomes rapidly destroy organelles. In case, its own cell is ruptured, it bursts out releasing its hydrolytic enzymes in the cells, thereby digesting the damaged cell. Therefore, it is called as the sucidial bag of the cell.

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