Question

What is the function of the microtubules

Answer 1

Main function is to help support and give shape to the cell  also serve a transportation function, as they are the routes upon which organelles move through the cell

Answer 2

Microtubules extend from each centrosome towards the edge of the cell, forming a structure called the aster. 

Microtubules can also bind to chromosomes at the kinetochore, a patch of protein found on the centromere of each sister chromatid.

Microtubules that bind a chromosome are called kinetochore microtubules.