Questions

Lysosome is an organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane. They are capable of breaking down all types of biological polymers like proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids.

Lysosomes are known as the suicide bags of cells because whe any cell gets damaged these organelles burst and the enzymes present in it will digest the damaged cell.

Kwashiorkar is produced by protein deficiency unaccompanied by calorie  deficiency.  It  results  from the  replacement  of  mother’s  milk by a high calorie-low protein diet in a child more than one year in age. Like marasmus, kwashiorkor shows wasting   of   muscles,   thinning   of limbs,  failure  of  growth  and  brain development