Self Quiz for Eukaryotic Cell Structure: The Endoplasmic Reticulum Tutorial

Study the material in this section and then write out the answers to these questions.
Do not just click on the answers and write them out. This will not test your understanding of this tutorial.

1. Match the following:

_____ Coated with ribosomes. (ans)

_____ Lacks ribosomes. (ans)

_____ Forms transition vesicles to transfer molecules produced in the rough ER to the Golgi apparatus and other parts of the cell. (ans)

_____ Site of the synthesis of many of the proteins secreted from the cell by exocytosis or destined for other organelles in the cell. (ans)

_____ Primary site for lipid biosynthesis, especially the synthesis of phospholipids and steroids. (ans)

 

a. smooth endoplasmic reticulum

b. rough endoplasmic reticulum

 



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