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How are secondary lysosomes formed?
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Term
Definition
How are secondary lysosomes formed?
Primary lysosomes + food vacuole
What do secondary lysosomes contain?
Active enzymes
What are tertiary lysosomes?
Contain undigested waste
What is the function of an autophagosome?
Recycling of old worn out cell organelles
How are lysosomes related to Tay-Sachs and Gaucher's disease?
These diseases occur because of the accumulation of tertiary lysosomes
What make lysosomes rupture?
Membrane labilizers
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
How are secondary lysosomes formed? | Primary lysosomes + food vacuole |
What do secondary lysosomes contain? | Active enzymes |
What are tertiary lysosomes? | Contain undigested waste |
What is the function of an autophagosome? | Recycling of old worn out cell organelles |
How are lysosomes related to Tay-Sachs and Gaucher's disease? | These diseases occur because of the accumulation of tertiary lysosomes |
What make lysosomes rupture? | Membrane labilizers |
Give examples of membrane labilizers. | Vit A, vit B, sex hormones, bile salts etc |
Give examples of membrane stabilizers. | Cortisol, cholesterol, heparin |
Can a lysosome rupture on its own? | No |
What kind of membrane surrounds the microbodies in a cell? | Single membrane |
Which microbody is found in plant cells only? | Sphaerosome |
What is the function of sphaerosome? | Lipid storage |
Which microbody is known as plant lysosome? | Sphaerosome |
Where are glyoxisomes found? | Seeds of plants and fungi |
What is the function of glyoxisome? | Conversion of oil/fat to sugar/carbohydrate |
Which is the main class of enzymes found in peroxisomes of plants? | Glycolate oxidase |
Which is the main class of enzymes found in peroxisomes of animals? | Purine/urate oxidase |
Can double membrane bound organelles stay alive outside a cell? | Yes |
Which organelles are known as cell within a cell? | Double membrane bound organelles |
Which is the largest organelle of an animal cell? | Mitochondria |
Aquaporins are present on which membrane of mitochondria? | Outer membrane |
Where is succinic dehydrogenase enzyme located in a mitochondria? | Inner membrane |
Where are the enzymes of Kreb's cycle present in a mitochondria? | In the matrix |
Where does the β oxidation of fatty acids occur in a cell? | Mitochondria |
Which is the largest organelle of a plant cell? | Plastids |