The “garbage disposals” of your cells; they are responsible for digesting and recycling materials that the cell no longer needs or has to get rid of.
Lysosomes are very common in white blood cells, where disease and sickness are fought so a lot bacteria needs to be digested.
Their shape and size vary depending on what material is digested.
They contain about 40 different enzymes (ex. nucleases, proteases, lipases, and carbohydrases).