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REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. What is the name of the organelle that manufactures lipids?
2. Name all of the organelles that would be involved with the production and secretion of mucus (a glycoprotein).
3. Liver cells store excess glucose by converting it to a more complex carbohydrate called glycogen. What
organelle would be responsible for this activity?
4. Certain types of white blood cells engulf bacteria. Once inside, the bacteria are destroyed. What organelle
would be responsible for destroying the bacteria?
5. A very active cell, such as a skeletal muscle cell, has one type of organelle in much greater quantity
than a cell that is less active. What organelle would this be?
6. Cells of the ovaries and testes manufacture estrogen and testosterone from cholesterol molecules. What
organelle would be responsible for the manufacture of these hormones?
REVIEW ANSWERS
1. The smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
2. Nucleus, ribosomes, ER, golgi complex
3. Golgi complex
4. Lysosomes
5. Mitochondria
6. Smooth ER
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