Lysosomes are small pockets with their own kind of membrane that float throughout the cytoplasm. They digest food and organelles if needed in order to provide the rest of the cell with vital sustenance, and they also defend the cell from viruses that would otherwise destroy it and all the other organelles. These organelles are essential to the survival of the cell, and all other organelles, as it takes only one unchallenged virus to destroy a cell.
Another important role of the lysosome is when the cell is undergoing "apoptosis", which is when the cell must digest itself to keep corrupted DNA from spreading. If there were no lysosomes to perform apoptosis, many more cases of cancer would occur, as many are avoided through apoptosis, and because only the lysosome can perform this amazing feat, this makes it doubly important.
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Clearly, the lysosome is the most important organelle in the cell. It is found in most animal cells, and some plant cells. The reason why not all plant cells have lysosomes is because there is a cell wall in place to block viruses. Many other organelles have shortcomings, for example:
1. The nucleus being important isn't logical, as it isn't even found in prokaryotic cells. Though prokaryotic cells have a similar organelle, it isn't a nucleus, therefore showing that the nucleus is not the most important.
2. The peroxisome has been known to possibly have 16+ disorders, some of which are fatal. Even though it has it's benefits, this organelle is too structurally weak as it can't even get it's processes correct, and cannot be the most important if it causes great harm.
3. Chloroplasts aren't even found in animal cells, as they are not needed. Are these organelles that only found in plant cells really the most important?
Wouldn't something that defends the cell and provides nutrients in tough times be a stronger, tougher, more important organelle?
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ReplyDelete1. There are also no lysosomes in a prokaryotic cell.
2. A peroxisomal disorder would be caused by a fault in copying DNA made by the nucleus. Not the peroxisome. They are also necessary to produce hydrogen peroxide that helps to heal wounds, and destroy it before it becomes toxic to nearby cells.
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ReplyDeleteIf you really wanna know the best organelle in the cell,
ReplyDeletethe Golgi apparatus may ring a bell
it not only processes and collects
but secretes mucus as well
Unlike the lysosomes, the Golgi is found in every eukaryotic cell
so don't dwell when choosing the best organelle in the cell
Go for the Gold and vote #GOFORTHEGOLDGI
The reason why that there are no lysosomes in prokaryotes is because of the fact that there is a cell wall, which doesn't easily fail. And @GolgiApparatus and @Peroxisome, both of you are not found in a prokaryotic cell, as found in this website,
ReplyDelete" http://www.diffen.com/difference/Eukaryotic_Cell_vs_Prokaryotic_Cell ". The lysosomes block viruses from destroying you two organelles, which clearly prove that it is the most important. Vote lysosome, the best organelle of the cell.