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Golgi Apparatus: Structure and Function

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What is the main function of the Golgi apparatus?

Storage of genetic material

Packaging and secretion of proteins (correct)

Photosynthesis

Cellular respiration

Who is the scientist after whom the Golgi complex is named?

Camillo Golgi (correct)

Theodor Schwann

Robert Hooke

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

What are the cup-shaped compartments that make up the Golgi body called?

Peroxisomes

Cisternae (correct)

Lysosomes

Centrioles

Approximately how many cisternae are found in a typical Golgi stack?

~5 to 8 Signup and view all the answers

Where is the Golgi complex mostly found within the cell?

Near the nucleus Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary source of proteins received by the Golgi apparatus?

Endoplasmic Reticulum Signup and view all the answers

How many Golgi stacks are generally present in animal cells?

~10 to 20 Signup and view all the answers

What are the membranous connections between Golgi stacks called?

Tubular connections Signup and view all the answers

What is the Golgi apparatus responsible for receiving from the Endoplasmic Reticulum?

Proteins Signup and view all the answers

How many cisternae are found in some protists?

~60 Signup and view all the answers