Question

paul has been sick for several days and has a fever of 102°. a few days ago, he visited the er, where the attending physician diagnosed him with a bacterial infection. it’s been 3 days, but paul’s body has been unable to fight the infection. blood work has been completed and lab results indicate that the vacuoles in paul’s white blood cells are successfully trapping the bacteria; however, the organelle responsible for releasing enzymes that break down the bacteria’s cell walls is not working properly. which organelle is malfunctioning?

Explanation:

Lysosomes are organelles that contain enzymes to break - down bacteria and other foreign substances. Since the organelle responsible for releasing enzymes to break down bacteria's cell walls is malfunctioning and lysosomes perform this function, it is likely the lysosomes.

Answer:

Lysosomes