05. organelles i wasn't taught..

What do lysosomes contain?

Powerful digestive enzymes to break down worn out organelles / cells

What use lysosomes?

Phagocytes

What do phagocytes use lysosomes for?

To digest engulfed bacteria

What does the vacuole have?

Cell sap that stores solutes like glucose

What does the vacuole do?

Swells due to osmosis for turgidity

What does the plasmodesmata do?

Connects cells via cytoplasm filled canals, which pass through cell walls + allow transport via the symplastic pathway

Describe the cell wall’s strength

Mechanical strength due to high tensile strength of cellulose microfibrils

What does the cell wall do?

Transports solutes via the apoplastic pathway + cell to cell communication via the plasmodesmata