Question

What would happen to the life of a cell if there was no Golgi apparatus?

Answer 1

If the Golgi apparatus was absent from the cell, most of its activities would not take place.

1. The Golgi apparatus's membranes are often connected to ER membranes. It collects simpler molecules and combines them to make more complex molecules. These are then packaged in small vesicles and are either stored in the cell or sent out as required. Thus, if the Golgi apparatus is absent in the cell, then the above process of product storage, modification, and packaging will not be possible.
2. The formation of complex sugars from simple sugars will not be possible as this occurs with the help of enzymes in Golgi bodies.
3. The Golgi apparatus is involved in the formation of lysosomes or peroxisomes. Thus, if the Golgi body is absent in a cell, synthesising lysosomes or peroxisomes will not be possible.