Question

According to the Endosymbiotic Theory, infoldings in the cell membrane of an ancestral prokaryotic cell gave rise to endomembrane components, including the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum and golgi apparatus in what would become eukaryotic cells. The evolution of endomembrane components provided for compartmentalization in eukaryotes, leading to more efficiency in cell processes. The endomembrane system includes the golgi apparatus. Which statement BEST describes the role of the golgi apparatus?

A) The golgi apparatus contains enzymes break toxic metabolic wastes
B) The golgi apparatus transports proteins to appropriate sites in the cell.
C) The golgi apparatus modifies proteins for export from the cell or transport to other parts of the cell.
D) The golgi apparatus serves a role in protein folding, lipid and steroid synthesis, carbohydrate metabolism and calcium storage

Answer 1

C

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Answer 2

The correct answer is C the golgi apparatus modifies proteins for export from the cell or transport to other parts of the cell.

Step-by-step explanation:

The golgi appratus is called the traffic police of the cells.Golgi apparatus helps in the modification of proteins.The protein modification basically involves the glycosylation or attachment of carbohydrate moiety generally oligosaccharide residue to the target protein.

For example Proteins containing mannose-6-phosphate residues are targeted to lysosomes from golgi apparatus.