Question

47. Autophagy and heterophagy are processes associated with the
function of
a) nucleus
O b)microbicides
c) lysosome
d) mitochondrion​

Answer 1

Lysosomes are the organelles associated with autophagy and heterophagy in the cell.

• The lysosome is a minute organelle present in the cytoplasm which is known as the scavenger of the cell.
• The functions of the lysosome include digestion of intracellular (autophagy) and extracellular (heterophagy) wastes and also maintaining the turnover of other organelles.
• The lysosomal matrix is highly acidic and is filled with numerous digestive enzymes like proteases and carboxylases.
• This organelle plays an important role in mitophagy, which controls the number of mitochondria in the cell. This is very important for the proper respiration and functioning of the cell.