Question: 140. Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The primary function of the Golgi apparatus is to package the materials made by the endoplasmic reticulum and deliver it to intracellular targets and outside the cell.
Reason (R): Vesicles containing materials made by the endoplasmic reticulum fuse with the cis face of the Golgi apparatus, and they are modified and released from the trans face of the Golgi apparatus.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) Both \mathbf{A} and \mathbf{R} are true and \mathbf{R} is the correct explanation of \mathbf{A}
(2) Both \mathbf{A} and \mathbf{R} are true but \mathbf{R} is not the correct explanation of \mathbf{A}
(3) \mathbf{A} is true but \mathbf{R} is false
(4) \mathbf{A} is false but \mathbf{R} is true
Answer: Option (1)
Explanation:
The Golgi apparatus receives vesicles containing proteins and other materials synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum. These vesicles fuse with the cis face of the Golgi apparatus, where the materials undergo modifications such as glycosylation and packaging. After processing, the final products are sorted and released from the trans face to be delivered to intracellular locations or secreted outside the cell. Therefore, both the Assertion and Reason are true, and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.