Cell Biology: Organelles and Their Functions
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What is the main function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER)?

  • Secrete glycoproteins
  • Synthesizes lipids and metabolizes carbohydrates
  • Distributes transport vesicles (correct)
  • Detoxifies poison and stores calcium

    • Which organelle is responsible for the production of ATP (energy)?

  • Lysosome
  • Mitochondria (correct)
  • Nucleus
  • Golgi apparatus

    • What is the main function of peroxisomes?

  • Produces hydrogen peroxide
  • Modifies products of the ER
  • Recycling center (correct)
  • Synthesizes lipids

    • Which organelle consists of flattened membranous sacs called cisternae?

    <p>Golgi apparatus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of lysosomes within the cell?

    <p>Digests macromolecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelle accounts for more than half of the total membrane in a cell?

    <p>Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER)?

    <p>Synthesizes lipids and metabolizes carbohydrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelle is a membrane factory of the cell?

    <p>(RER) Rough endoplasmic reticulum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the network of fibers extending throughout the cytoplasm called?

    <p>(Cytoskeleton)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelle contains its own DNA and is not part of the endomembrane system?

    <p>(Mitochondria)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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