How do organelles function together in cellular processes?

Question

** AP BIOLOGY ANNOTATED COURSE OUTLINE **

Molecules and Cells - Cells (topic: subcellular organization)

Answer 1

There are many ways in which organelles function together. Here are ust a few examples:

Lysosomes fuse with vacuoles and secrete enzymes that result in digestion of waste particles inside the vacuole. The vacuole membrane protects the rest of the cell from the enzymes.

Ribosomes in the endoplasmic reticulum build proteins, which are then modified and transported by the Golgi apparatus.

The nucleolus constructs ribosomes.