The smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) helps in the manufacture of ___________.
lipids (fats)
The smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) lacks ribosomes on its surface, which gives it a smooth appearance. Its main job is the synthesis of lipids (fats), including phospholipids and steroids; in liver cells it also helps detoxify drugs and poisons.
Proteins are made by ribosomes, which sit on the rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), so protein manufacture is the function of the RER, not the SER. DNA is synthesised (replicated) in the nucleus, not on the ER. Starch is a plant storage carbohydrate made and stored in plastids such as chloroplasts and amyloplasts, not in the SER.
Hence, the smooth endoplasmic reticulum helps in the manufacture of lipids (fats).
Similar Questions
Which of the following statements correctly compares vacuoles in plant and animal cells?
What conclusion can be drawn from the microscopic observation of onion peel cells?
Which of the following cell organelles have cisterns and is involved in the formation of lysosomes?
Cells differ in shape and size according to the work they perform in living organisms. Which of the following correctly compares a cell’s shape with its function?
What distinguishes rough ER (RER) from smooth ER (SER)?
Important Questions from Cell
Which of the following is an epithelial tissue?
I. Squamous
II. Ciliated
Cells of ______ and ______ tissues are living cells.
The process of converting ammonia into nitrates is called:
What is the function of the nucleus?
Which of the following is not true about prokaryotic cells?
