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5. THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE
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Why are lysosomes known as suicide bags ?
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Solution
The Iysosomes contain very powerful hydrolytic enzymes which are capable of breaking down organic matter. For example, when a cell gets damaged, then Iysosomes burst and enzymes digest their own cell. Hence, the Iysosomes are known as 'suicide bags' of cells.
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Full in the gaps in the following table illustrating differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
| Prokaryotic Cell | Eukaryotic Cell |
| $1.$ Size : generally small $(1-10 \,\mu \,m )$ $1 \,\mu \,m =10^{-6} \,m$ |
$1.$ Size : generally large $(5-100 \,\mu \,m )$ |
| $2.$ Nuclear region : ………………. and …………… | $2.$ Nuclear region: well defined and surrounded by a nuclear membrane |
| $3.$ Chromosome : single | $3.$ More than one chromosome |
| $4.$ Membrane-bound cell organelles absent | $4.$ ……………………. |
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