Lysosomes Flashcards
1
Q
What are lysosomes?
A
-temporary vacuoles surrounded by a single membrane
2
Q
How are lysosomes formed?
A
by being pinched off from the golgi body
3
Q
Role of lysosomes
A
-contain and isolate harmful digestive enzymes from the rest of the cell
4
Q
When do the lysosomes release the harmful enzymes?
A
-when the cell needs to recycle worn out organelles
5
Q
What can the enzymes in the lysosomes do?
A
digest material that has been taken into the cell
6
Q
Lysosomes fuse with the vesicle made when…
A
-a white blood cell engulfs bacteria by phagocytosis and their enzymes digest the bacteria
