Golgi Apparatus & Lysosomes

Question 1

What are the functions of the Golgi apparatus?

Answer 1

• Add carbohydrate to proteins to form glycoproteins.
• Produce secretory enzymes.
• Transport, modify and store lipids.
• Form lysosomes.

Question 2

What is the Golgi apparatus?

Answer 2

• A group of fluid filled membrane bound flattened sacs.

Question 3

What is the Golgi vesicle?

Answer 3

A small fluid filled sac in the cytoplasm, surrounded by a membrane.

Question 4

What is the Golgi vesicle produced by?

Answer 4

Golgi apparatus.

Question 5

What is the function of Golgi Vesicles?

Answer 5

• Store lipids and proteins made by the Golgi apparatus.

* Transports them out of the cell via the cell surface membrane.

Question 6

How are lysosomes formed?

Answer 6

When vesicles produced by the Golgi apparatus contain enzymes such as proteases and lipases.

Question 7

What are the functions of the lysosomes?

Answer 7

• Hydrolyse material ingested by phagocytic cells, such as white blood cells and bacteria.
• Release enzymes to the outside of the cell, in order to destroy material around the cell
• Digest worn out organelles so that the useful chemicals they are made of can be re-used.
• Completely break down cells after they have died ( auto-lysis ).

Question 8

Where are lysosomes found in abundance?

Answer 8

Secretory cells.