NEETBotanyCell - The Unit of Life
Read the following statements regarding the Golgi apparatus and select the incorrect statement.
Options
- AIt consists of many flat, disc-shaped sacs or cisternae of 0.5 m to 1.0 m diameter.
- BThe cis and trans faces of the organelle are entirely different but interconnected.
- CThe forming face is convex in shape while the maturing face is concave.
- DVesicles from the ER fuse with the trans face and move towards the forming face.
Correct answer
D. Vesicles from the ER fuse with the trans face and move towards the forming face.
Step-by-step solution
The Golgi apparatus consists of many flat, disc-shaped sacs or cisternae of 0.5 m to 1.0 m diameter. Its forming (cis) face is convex and the maturing (trans) face is concave. These two faces are entirely different but interconnected. Materials to be packaged in the form of vesicles from the ER fuse with the cis (forming) face of the Golgi apparatus and move towards the maturing (trans) face. Therefore, the statement claiming that vesicles fuse with the trans face and move towards the forming face is incorrect. Ans