Q. Lysosome along with the food content is called:

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Solution:

Lysosomes are single unit membrane-enclosed microbodies which consist of a wide variety of hydrolytic enzymes. Lysosomes show polymorphism and are of various types. They are as follows- Primary lysosomes are newly formed lysosomes, also called as proto-lysosomes. When the primary lysosomes fused with phagosomes and food vacuoles, called heterophagosomes, a type of secondary lysosomes. Hence, the correct answer is 'Secondary lysosome'.