Lecture 3-4 Lysosomes

Question 1

lysosome

Answer 1

e. Lysosomes: contains powerful enzymes, if there is a damaged organelle it fuses with damaged organelle and digests it

i. Animals not plant
ii. Contain digestive enzymes
iii. Merge with vesicles containing engulfed organisms/liquids
iv. Lysosome enzyme are not triggered unless there is a very low PH : safety mechanism
v. Exocytosis vs endocytosis: endo: food truck comes in and lysosome digests it
vi. Only found in animals (plants lysosome is the vacuole)