Assume that you ate a salad that contained some compounds that upset your stomach but still managed to be absorbed and eventually moved into liver cells. The plant compounds are noxious and potentially toxic to the liver cells. Which organelle would be expected to target and detoxify the plant compounds?
A) ribosome
B) mitochondrion
C) peroxisome
D) centriole
E) nucleolus

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The peroxisome is the organelle responsible for targeting and detoxifying harmful compounds, including plant compounds that are toxic to liver cells. They contain enzymes that can break down these toxins and neutralize them. Ribosomes are involved in protein synthesis, mitochondria are responsible for energy production, centrioles are involved in cell division, and the nucleolus is involved in the production of ribosomes. None of these are involved in the detoxification of harmful compounds.

Assume That You Ate a Salad That Contained Some Compounds