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Much is done by the lysosomes. These catalytic organelles can merge with defective organelles and digest them with enzymes made for that purpose.

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Lysosomes assist in the removal of defective organelles by digesting them.

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Much is done by the lysosomes. These catalytic organelles can merge with defective organelles and digest them with enzymes made for that purpose.

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What is the fate of defective or malfunctioning organelles in cells?

The fate of defective or malfunctioning organelles in cells is normally decomposition. An organelle in the cell normally destroys non working organelles and then the cell creates a new one or dies.


Where are an animals cell's organelles?

Inside the cell itself.


Where are an animal cells organelles found?

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Where are animal cells organelles found?

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How can the nucleus of an animal cell stay alive?

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What do organelles do for the cell?

Cell organelles are the cells itself so they are the same thing. One doesn't do anything for another since they are the same thing.


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Does DNA contain several small organelles?

DNA itself contains no organelles. It is simply a large molecule, however it codes for the production of organelles which exist either freely in the cell cyoplasm or attached to the cell nucleus.


Is an organelle a type of cell?

No, it is not. An organelle is actually the components that are inside the cell itself. Think of organelles as your organs and yourself as the cell. The organs inside you make up your body. The organelles make up the cells.


What do the cytosol and organelles make up?

Cytosol + organelles = cytoplasm. Cytoplasm is then surrounded by the cell membrane, forming an individual cell.


Do all the organelles have cell organelles in their cell?

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What are tiny cell structures that carry out specific functions on the cell?

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