Which organelle serves as the "garbage disposal" of an animal cell?
AThe nucleolus
BThe vesicle
CThe lysosome
DThe cytosol
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The lysosome
1. Animal cells need a compartment that breaks down worn-out parts and large molecules.
2. The lysosomes are the cell's garbage disposal, using enzymes that work at a low pH.
3. Vesicles carry cargo and the cytosol is the gel the organelles float in, so neither does the digesting.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 "Cell Structure", section 4.3 Eukaryotic Cells_
Related questions
The earliest fossil evidence for life on Earth, microbial mats, dates back about:A gap junction channel is built when six connexin proteins arrange into a structure calledRanking the cytoskeletal fibres from narrowest to widest gives:Lysosomes can digest material because their internal pH is:Removing the centrosome from a cell shows that centrioles:Which pair of structures is found in animal cells but generally not in plant cells?Structures found in plant cells but not in animal cells include chloroplasts, a large centThe material cells secrete around themselves, holding a tissue together, is the: