Which of the following organelles serves as the primary packaging area for molecules that will be distributed throughout the cell?

The Golgi apparatus is an organelle that is responsible for modifying, sorting, and packaging proteins and lipids into vesicles for distribution within the cell. It is composed of flattened stacked membranes that are located in the cytoplasm next to the endoplasmic reticulum and near the nucleus of the cell. The Golgi apparatus is involved in the transport of cellular products such as hormones and enzymes to their final destinations within the cell or outside of it.