jjjjj Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 OK if organelles are recycled in the cell when they're worn out does that mean that the parts that make up organelles never leave the cell??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rktpro Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 OK if organelles are recycled in the cell when they're worn out does that mean that the parts that make up organelles never leave the cell??? Recycled? That is a wrong term. The organelles are repaired. And when a major organelle is worn out lysosome digests it and the cell is dead. From big I meant something like mitochondria. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjjjj Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 I read that organelles are digested and reused by lysosome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharonY Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 recycled is not too bad a term. In most organelles you have ongoing replacement (turnover) going on. Whether they ever leave the cell is kind of a philosophical question. The components of the membrane are replaced on a regular basis, for instance. The C-bodies are eventually oxidized to CO2 or volatile fatty acids that may be secreted (depending on cell type). As such they get out of the cell. However, the membrane as a whole persists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjjjj Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 if theyre recycled would that mean that they dont leave (the inside organlees) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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