What two organelles does the Golgi apparatus manufacture? What is the function of each?
Vesicles and lysosomes Cells synthesize a large number of different macromolecules. The Golgi apparatus is integral in modifying, sorting, and packaging these macromolecules for cell secretion (exocytosis) or use within the cell. It primarily modifies proteins delivered from the rough endoplasmic reticulum but is also involved in the transport of lipids around the cell, and the creation of lysosomes. In this respect it can be thought of as similar to a post office; it packages and labels items which it then sends to different parts of the cell. Lysosomes contain acid hydrolases (enzymes) that break up food so it’s easier to digest. Vesicles transport materials out of (exocytosis) and into (endocytosis) the cell, like taxis.
