MCQ
Lysosomes were discovered by:
  • A
    Haekel.
  • B
    Christian de Duve.
  • C
    Hugo de Vries.
  • D
    Purkinje.

Answer

  1. Christian de Duve.

Explanation:

Lysosomes are small vesicles containing hydrolyzing enzymes and surrounded by a single membrane of lipids. They were discovered by Christian de Duve in 1955 but were named and observed under an electron microscope by Novikoff in 1956.

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