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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is chiefly involved in

  • A.packaging proteins into vesicles
  • B.breaking down worn-out organelles
  • C.lipid synthesis and detoxification
  • D.protein folding and quality control

Answer: C

It also stores calcium, and in liver cells it carries the enzymes that render drugs and toxins more soluble. Packaging is the work of the Golgi apparatus and breakdown that of the lysosome. Each compartment specialises, which is the point of dividing the cell up at all.

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