So far in the exchange and transport series we have mainly been looking at exchange and transport of gases. However, organisms also need to absorb nutrients such as glucose and amino acids so they can carry out processes like respiration and protein synthesis. In this article we will cover how large food molecules are broken... Continue Reading →
The Golgi Apparatus and Lysosomes – Cell Organelles Ep 5
Today we are going to take a look at the Golgi apparatus (sometimes called the Golgi body or Golgi complex) and its role in the cell, followed by the lysosomes. The Golgi apparatus We first came across the Golgi apparatus in the article about the ribosomes and rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER). Protein synthesis begins at... Continue Reading →
