alleryStart learning →What extra role does the Golgi apparatus play in plant cells?
AIt stores calcium for contraction
BIt detoxifies pesticides and drugs
CIt houses the photosynthetic pigment
DIt synthesizes polysaccharides
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. It synthesizes polysaccharides
1. In every eukaryotic cell the Golgi sorts, tags, packages and distributes lipids and proteins.
2. In plant cells it takes on an additional role.
3. That extra role is synthesizing polysaccharides.
4. Some of those polysaccharides are incorporated into the cell wall and some are used elsewhere in the cell.
5. Calcium storage and detoxification belong to the smooth ER, so neither is the plant-specific Golgi role.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 "Cell Structure", section 4.4 The Endomembrane System and Proteins_
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