a. It breaks down waste materials of the cell.
Lysosomes are organelles which are responsible for breaking down and digesting wastes in the cell.
Lysosomes
and vacuoles have the same functions. Both are enclosed organelle
compartments within a cell and are recycling centers responsible for
breaking down substances or complex molecules that goes into a cell.
Both are sacs which contain digestive enzymes for breaking down foreign
materials, food, and pathogens. Vacuoles are found in plant cells and
lysosomes are in animal cells. Vacuoles play an important role in
plant’s food production. It stores water and hydration of plants.
