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Hello, and welcome to my blog! This blog is strictly about Organelles- what they are, where they are, and what they do- for my science project. Please, feel free to let me know if I have any mistakes or if you have any helpful ideas. Thanks for reading :)







Friday, October 12, 2012

6- The Lysosomes

The lysosomes are like the "garbage disposals" of the cell. They break down and destroy the things the cell doesn't need. It is also called a "Suicide Sac". It is located in the cytoplasm of only animal cells.

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My Example:

The lysosomes destroy things in the cell (and if they leak, they could kill the cell- hence the name "Suicide Sac") so I used the garbage disposal for example. It destroys things it doesn't need, too.

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