Lysosomes

Question 1

Lysosomes are………….. and what are the enzymes they contain called and what do they digest

Answer 1

membrane organelles that contain digestive enzymes called lysozymes

These enzymes digest unwanted material present in cells

Question 2

The phagocytic vacuole formed around a pathogen once it has been engulfed by a neutrophil is called a

Answer 2

phagosome

Question 3

A lysosome fuses with the membrane of the phagosome (to form a …………………) and releases ……………..(digestive enzymes) to digest the pathogen

These digestive enzymes …………… the pathogen

Answer 3

phagolysosome

lysozymes

destroy

Question 4

After killing and digesting the pathogens, the neutrophils…………..

Answer 4

die

Question 5

What is a sign that neutrophils have died

Answer 5

Pus