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Which cell organelle plays a crucial role in detoxifying many poisons and drugs in a cell?

(a) Golgi apparatus

(b) Lysosomes

(c) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

(d) Vacuoles

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Answer: (c)

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is responsible for the detoxification of a cell. In human, liver cells are equipped with a lot of smooth endoplasmic reticulum which detoxes drugs, alcohol and poison.

Therefore, option (c) is correct.

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