Zara has worked for 40 years at a garden center, where she often potted plants. In the early days, she frequently worked with vermiculite, an asbestos-like material. Which organelles are most likely to have destabilized membranes as a result of exposure

to vermiculite?

A) mitochondria B) Golgi complexes C) lysosomes D) nuclei


Answer: C

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