Question

If the organization of a cell is destroyed due to some physical or chemical influence, what will happen?

Answer 1

Hint: organization of cells is the structural make-up of the cell. It includes the cytoskeletal framework and the cell organelles.

Complete answer:
Cell is the structural and functional unit of life. It has different organelles which are capable of performing several functions. The collective working of the organelles helps to carry out functions like respiration, nutrition, excretion, circulation, etc.

Additional information:
A cell can suffer damage due to various external and internal environment causes. Cell death occurs when the injury is so severe that the cell cannot repair the damage. The possible targets of cell damage are plasma membrane, DNA, mitochondria, ribosome.

The cell damage can be of different types-
- There may be cellular swelling due hypoxia, the cell may be unable to metabolize fat which leads to fatty change, irreversible damage to plasma membrane may lead to necrosis or there can be programmed cell death (apoptosis). Different agents such as physical, chemical, biological, environmental, nutritional may lead different adverse effects on cells.

- Physical agents like radiations, heat shock and electric shock can cause cell damage.

- Chemical agents such as concentrated acids, lack of oxygen, other harmful gases and chemical poisons like cyanide can cause cell damage.

- If there is internal damage in the cell due to which the cell becomes defective, lysosomes release digestive enzymes causing programmed cell death, called apoptosis.

Hence if the cell is destroyed due to any of the chemical or physical influences, important functions like respiration, nutrition, excretion, circulation, etc. will be hampered. This can be fatal for the organism.

Note: Cell destruction may happen due to internal imbalance in the cell or due to external agents. Either ways it’s dangerous for the cell.