Question

Read the statements given below with regard to the functions performed by Golgi apparatus?
(i) Transport and chemically modify the materials contained within it.
(ii) Performs the function of packaging materials.
(iii) Important site of formation of glycoproteins and glycolipids.
Select the correct option.

• A. (i) is wrong but (ii) and (iii) are correct.
• B. (ii) is wrong but (i) and (iii) are correct.
• C. (ii) and (iii) are wrong but (i) is correct.
• D. All statements are correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is D All statements are correct.

The Golgi apparatus is an organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. It was identified in 1897 by the Italian physician Camillo Golgi and was named after him in 1898. Golgi apparatus is the important site of formation of glycoproteins and glycolipids. They help in the transport of substances, chemically modify the materials contained within it and perform the function of packaging materials.