In a city there are different sections like administration, transportation, waste management, etc. Organelles in a cell can be compared to different sections of a city performing different functions. Use the descriptions below to match the function to the organelle that does a similar function in a city.

Question

1. Comparable to a "recycling plant" where wastes are disposed, degraded, and recycled.
a. endoplasmic reticulum
b. golgi apparatus
c. lysosome
d. nucleus
e. cell membrane
f. vesicles
g. vacuoles
h. mitochondrion
I. cell wall
j. ribosomes
k. cytoplasm

Answer 1

The organelle that is comparable to a "recycling plant" where wastes are disposed, degraded, and recycled is:

c. lysosome

Lysosomes contain enzymes that break down waste materials and cellular debris, similar to how a recycling plant processes waste in a city.