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Lesson: Chapter 6 — The Structure and Function of Plant and Animal Cells

6.4. Cell organelles and structures 12 of 14

Question 12

Why is rough endoplasmic reticulum "rough"?

The right answer is the one marked above.

Because ribosomes are attached to its surface. Its function is the transport of proteins.

Since ribosomes are where protein is made, it is no coincidence that the rough kind transports protein. Lipids are the work of the smooth kind.

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