where are lysosomes found?
They are found in the cell.
Location: The Lysosome is located in the "cytoplasm." Function: Lysosomes are organelles that contain digestive enzymes (acid hydrolases). They digest excess or worn-out organelles, food particles, and engulfed viruses or bacteria. The membrane surrounding a lysosome allows the digestive enzymes to work at the 4.5 pH they require. Lysosomes fuse with vacuoles and dispense their enzymes into the vacuoles, digesting their contents. They are created by the addition of hydrolytic enzymes to early endosomes from the Golgi apparatus. Found: in animal cells, the term in plant cell is different.
in the cytoplasm - near the mitochondrion also the lysosomes are very importantt like the cleaners in a factory
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