Becker's World of the Cell 9th Edition by Lewis Kleinsmith, Jeff Hardin, Gregory Paul Bertoni

Exercise 1

Conipartmentalization of Function. Each of the following processes is associated with one or more specific eukaryotic organelles. In each case, identify the organelle or organelles, and suggest one advantage of confining the process to the organelle or organelles.
(a) oxidation of long-chain fatty acids
(b)Biosynthesis of cholesterol
(c)Biosynthesis of insulin
(d)Biosynthesis of testosterone or estrogen
(e)Degradation of damaged organelles
( f )Glycosylation of membrane proteins
(g)Hydroxylation of phenobarbital
(h)Sorting of lysosomal proteins from secretory proteins