Which of the following cell organelles is present in the highest number in secretory cells ?
Answer: (B) Golgi complex. Answer: (B) Golgi complex Solution: The Golgi apparatus packages cellular materials into vesicles for secretion outside the cell, so secretory cells are richly supplied with Golgi complexes to handle their high export of products.
- A.Mitochondria
- B.Golgi complex✓
- C.Endoplasmic reticulum
- D.Lysosomes
Correct Answer
(B) Golgi complex
Solution & Explanation
Answer: (B) Golgi complex Solution: The Golgi apparatus packages cellular materials into vesicles for secretion outside the cell, so secretory cells are richly supplied with Golgi complexes to handle their high export of products. NCERT states the Golgi principally performs packaging of materials to be secreted outside the cell. While RER is also abundant in secretory cells for protein synthesis, the keyed answer emphasises the packaging/secretory organelle, the Golgi complex. NCERT Reference: Ch 8, p.96, lines 13-15: "The golgi apparatus principally performs the function of packaging materials, to be delivered either to the intra-cellular targets or secreted outside the cell."