NEETBotanyCell - The Unit of Life
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The Golgi apparatus remains in close association with the endoplasmic reticulum. Reason (R): Materials to be packaged in the form of vesicles from the ER fuse with the trans face of the Golgi apparatus and move towards the cis face. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate
Options
- ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- BBoth (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- C(A) is true but (R) is false
- DBoth (A) and (R) are false
Correct answer
C. (A) is true but (R) is false
Step-by-step solution
Assertion (A) is true. The Golgi apparatus principally performs the function of packaging materials to be delivered to intra-cellular targets or secreted outside the cell, and it remains in close physical and functional association with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Reason (R) is false. According to NCERT, materials to be packaged in the form of vesicles from the ER fuse with the cis face (forming face) of the Golgi apparatus and move towards the trans face (maturing face), not the other way around. The statement