MICROANATOMY

INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY

GOLGI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is similar in function as the Golgi apparatus?
A
Police officer
B
Gas station
C
Post office
D
City bus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Golgi apparatus is known as the post office of the cell. It is responsible for packaging, modification and transport of proteins. Linear proteins formed in the endoplasmic reticulum are packaged into vesicles and transported to the golgi apparatus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Golgi apparatus analogy: the Golgi apparatus is sometimes referred to as the packing plant or the post office of the cell because it receives molecules and makes changes to them then sorts and addresses those molecules for transport to other areas of the cell, just like a post office does with letters and packages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pieces of the Golgi membrane pinch off to form vesicles that transport molecules around the cell. The Golgi apparatus can be thought of as similar to a post office; it packages and labels “items” and then sends them to different parts of the cell.

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