LYSOSOMES

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What are lysosomes?
LYSOSOME ANATOMY
1. Lysosomes work like digestive
system
• Lysosomes work like the digestive system to
break down, or digest, proteins, acids,
carbohydrates, dead organelles, and other
unwanted materials. They break up larger
molecules into smaller molecules. Those smaller
molecules can then be used again as building
blocks for other large molecules.
 2. Lysosomes have hydrolytic
enzymes
• They have hydrolytic enzymes or enzymes that
can react to water, which can break down almost
all kinds of biomolecules, including proteins,
nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids, and cellular
debris.

• They contain more than 50 different enzymes.

3. conventionally, “Lysosome” is
the term for animals
• A similar term used for plants is called the
Vacuoles.

• Vacuoles do similar functions as Lysosomes.

4. lysosomes can also be found in
plants

• Lysosomes can also be found in the cytoplasm of

plants and protists, as well as animal cells.
 3. lysosomes are located in
eukaryotic cells
• They are so common in animal cells because,
when animal cells take in or absorb food, they
need the enzymes found in lysosomes in order to
digest and use the food for energy.

• On the other hand, lysosomes are not commonly-

found in plant cells, hence why they're used as a
term only for animals.
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