Which correctly matches the organelle to its description?

Responses

Chloroplast - site of photosynthesis
Chloroplast - site of photosynthesis

Ribosome - breaks down damaged or useless organelles
Ribosome - breaks down damaged or useless organelles

Golgi apparatus - creates lipids
Golgi apparatus - creates lipids

Mitochondrion - site of photosynthesis

1 answer

The correct match is:

Chloroplast - site of photosynthesis.

The other options are incorrect because:

  • Ribosome is not responsible for breaking down damaged or useless organelles; that function is performed by the lysosome.
  • The Golgi apparatus does not create lipids; it modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and lipids for secretion or delivery to other organelles.
  • The mitochondrion is the site of cellular respiration, not photosynthesis.