Asked by john

If the endoplasmic reticulum were removed from the cell, which organelle would not be able to function properly, and why?
mitochondria, because they rely on the ER as an energy source
ribosomes, because they receive proteins made by the ER
Golgi apparatus, because it packages proteins received from the ER
cytoplasm, because it relies on the ER for structural support

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Golgi apparatus, because it depends on the ER for the proteins and lipids it receives, modifies, sorts and packages. The rough ER synthesizes and sends secretory and membrane proteins in vesicles to the Golgi; without the ER the Golgi would have no cargo and could not function properly.