NCERT Question 4 - Chapter 5 Class 9 - The Fundamental Unit of Life

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

Answer:

The golgi body’s main function is to store, package and transport material around the cell. 

• It is equivalent to the courier service of the cell. 

If the cell had no Golgi apparatus, there would be no transport of important proteins and enzymes around the cell . 

• The proteins it packages are also transported to the plasma membrane to maintain it.
• This in turn would lead to deformation of the plasma membrane , no cell formation etc. due to lack of enzymes and proteins . 
• Even though these enzymes and proteins would be produced, without the golgi body they would not be transported to the site where they are required.