MCQ · Q9
Q.The Golgi apparatus, discovered by Camillo Golgi in 1898, is chiefly involved in:
(a) Aerobic respiration and ATP synthesis
(b) Packaging, chemical modification (such as glycosylation) and sorting of materials, especially for secretion
(c) Photosynthesis and carbohydrate storage
(d) Formation of the nucleoid
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →The Golgi apparatus, a stack of flattened cisternae with a receiving cis face and a dispatching trans face, receives material delivered from the endoplasmic reticulum, chemically modifies it (notably by glycosylation, attaching carbohydrate chains to form glycoproteins and glycolipids), and then packages and sorts it into vesicles addressed to its correct final destination -- another organelle, the plasma membrane, or secretion outside the cell. Aerobic respiration is a mitochondrial function, photosynthesis is a …
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