B2.2.8 (HL)—Golgi apparatus
The Golgi apparatus modifies, sorts, and packages proteins from the rough ER into vesicles for membranes, lysosomes, or secretion routes.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2025
- Objective
- B2.2.8
- Level
- HL
Exam analysis
Chance of appearing1%of analysed past papers
Latest appearanceMay 2013
Most common paperPaper1
Typical marks1
Common command terms
- Explain
- Identify
Scoring notes
- Common mistake
- Treating the Golgi apparatus as the site of polypeptide synthesis.
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May 2013Paper1 ["HL"] · TZ230[ 1 ]B2.2.8 (HL)—Golgi apparatus
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Coverage 2013–2013 · Updated 15 Jul 2026
Concept essentials
- The Golgi apparatus receives vesicles from the rough ER.
- Golgi cisternae modify and sort proteins.
- Golgi-derived vesicles can deliver proteins to membranes, lysosomes, or secretion pathways.
- The Golgi apparatus is central to vesicle formation in the secretory pathway.