[Reviews of Cells]


41. The cell organelle below that contains digestive enzymes and is used to digest macromolecules, beasties, and worn out or damaged cellular organelles is letter K, the lysosome. With this diagram, it is difficult to distinguish between lysosomes and vacuoles (storage areas). Typically, lysosomes are small and shown with small dots in them, while vacuoles are shown as clear bubbles.

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