Multiple choice

Which of the following are the functions of Golgi apparatus? a. It packages and despatches the material synthesised in the cell to intracellular and extracellular targets. b. It is involved in the formation of lysosomes and peroxisomes. c. It is involved in the synthesis of substances such as polysaccharides and glycoproteins etc.

  1. Only a and b

  2. Only b and c

  3. Only a and c

  4. a, b and c

  5. None of these

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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. The Golgi apparatus, or Golgi complex, functions as a factory in which proteins received from the ER are further processed and sorted for transport to their eventual destinations: lysosomes, the plasma membrane, or secretion. In addition, as noted earlier, glycolipids and sphingomyelin are synthesised within the Golgi. In plant cells, the Golgi apparatus further serves as the site at which the complex polysaccharides of the cell wall are synthesised. Thus, all these are the functions of Golgi apparatus.