LYSOSOMES

• WHAT ARE LYSOSOMES?

  bags of digestive enzymes
• HOW MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENZYME CAN A LYSOSOME CONTAIN?

  50
• FUNCTIONS OF LYSOSOMES?

  • hydrolyse phagocytic cells
  • completely break down dead cells
  • exocytosis (release enzymes outside the cell to destroy material)
  • digest worn out organelles for reuse of materials