Lysosomes are, essentially, the “clean-up crew” of animal cells. The lysosomes themselves contain an enzyme that allows for the digestion of cells, meaning that lysosomes have the ability to eat other cells. The lysosomes put this to good use because their purpose is to kill and eat bacteria-eating white blood cells in order to avoid contamination of white blood cells by harmful bacteria. However, too much of lysosomes can be potentially dangerous because it can cause cell death.
The large bluish-purple circular structure to the right of the center of the cell is the cell’s nucleus. The function of the nucleus is to provide each cell with similar, but different, DNA characteristics. For example, a liver cell will have a nucleus providing similar