If I Were an Organelle
If I had to choose to be an organelle I would have to choose the lysosome. The lysosome fascinates me with the amazing things it does for the cell. The main function of a lysosome is to use it's powerfuul digestive enzymes to break things down that are unnecessary or harmful to the cell, the lysosome can even be triggered to kill the entire cell through a process known as apoptosis which is why the lysosome is often referred to as the suicide organelle.

Although the lysosome is a fascinating organelle it can unfortunately get diseases. One common disease that many lysosomes are effected by is lysosomal storage disorder or LSD's, these are inherited disorders caused by a deficiency of specific enzymes that are required for the breakdown of certain complex carbohydrates, because the necessary enzymes are not present the carbohydrate will build up in the lysosome disrupting the natural function of the cell.

 Fun facts about the lysosome:

• The lysosome uses about 40 different enzymes to aid in digestion 
• The interior of a lysosome has a PH of about 4.8
• The word lysosome comes from two different greek words: "lysis" meaning destruction and "soma" meaning body

What interests me about the lysosome is the fact that such a small organelle could save someone's life from a disease like cancer. If something goes wrong with the cell's mitosis process the lysosome can be triggered to kill off the entire cell. It is a tiny organelle with a huge job.