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Chapter 3, Problem 6TY

Phagocytic white blood cells engulf and digest bacteria and cellular debris. Which organelles would be most involved in the digestion of the engulfed material?

a. mitochondria

b. lysosomes

c. Golgi apparatus

d. ribosomes

e. endoplasmic reticulum

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