Biology Cell NUMS 2023
PMDC Verified Question 45 of 143
Select the one which is not a function of smooth endoplasmic reticulum?
A
Processing of glycoproteins
B
Transmission of impulses
C
Transport of materials
D
Metabolism of lipids
Tap any option to test your recall and reveal the step-by-step Propolis autopsy.

Propolis Cognitive Error Autopsy

Official Correct Choice:
Option A: Processing of glycoproteins
Concept: Cellular organelles have distinct, non-overlapping post-translational duties.

Solution: The processing of glycoproteins (the addition and modification of carbohydrate chains on proteins) is strictly the domain of the Golgi apparatus (and begins in the RER), not the Smooth ER.

Distractor Autopsy: The SER is responsible for lipid metabolism, detoxifying drugs, transporting materials (via transition vesicles), and transmitting impulses (via calcium release in muscle cells).

Quality & Fidelity Assurance: Every question on BeambePrep is rigorously curated against the official PMDC syllabus with zero filler, zero out-of-syllabus content, and zero typos. When an authentic past paper originally contained a historical mistake or ambiguity from the examining board (such as UHS or NUMS), BeambePrep faithfully reflects the original paper while detailing the nuance and scientific consensus in the autopsy above.

Want to solve full-length papers under timed exam conditions?

Practice with zero-scroll lockdown sprints, dynamic latency zone timers, live peer selection telemetry, and the automated Amber mistake recovery loop.