Golgi Apparatus

Quiz

What is the Golgi apparatus known as?

• The post office of the cell

The Golgi apparatus is found in what kind of cell?

• They are found in eukaryotic cells.

How many names are there for the Golgi apparatus and what are they?

• It has 3 names; Golgi complex, Golgi apparatus, and Golgi body

What is the name of the packaging organelle they are like?

• The endoplasmic reticulum, a.k.a. ER

What is the function of the Golgi apparatus?

• The function of the Golgi apparatus is to modify, sort, and package other proteins and other materials from the endoplasmic reticulum; for storage in the cell or releasing them outside the cell.

What kind of shaped organelles are the Golgi apparatus?

• They are strangely shaped organelles.

What kind of breakfast food are they shaped like?

• They are shaped like pancakes.

What are the Golgi apparatus made up of?

• They are made up of stacks of membrane-bound structures called cisternae.

What is inside the cisternae?

• Lumen is inside the cisternae.

About how big are the disks?

• They are about one micrometer in diameter.