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The lysosomes are known as 'suicide-bags' of a cell because
  1. When a cell gets damaged during the disturbance in cellular metabolism, lysosomes may burst and the digestive enzymes, thus, released digest their own cell.
  2. Lysosome helps in food digestion.
  3. When a cell gets formed, lysosomes may burst and the digestive enzymes, thus, released digest their own cell.
  4. None of the above.

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When a cell gets damaged during the disturbance in cellular metabolism, lysosomes may burst and the digestive enzymes, thus, released digest their own cell.
B
When a cell gets formed, lysosomes may burst and the digestive enzymes, thus, released digest their own cell.
C
Lysosome helps in food digestion.
D
None of the above.
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Lysosomes are membrane bound cellular organelles. They possess many hydrolytic enzymes for the digestion of cellular waste, debris, as engulfed, killed viruses or bacteria. When a cell is in a metabolic crisis then lysosomes digest its own cell or cellular components by releasing enzymes.

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