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.