Amoebocytes in a Sea Star Immune Function as Plasmatocytes in a Fruit

question 48

Multiple Choice

Amoebocytes in a sea star immune function as plasmatocytes in a fruit fly.What function do these cell types have?

• A) They are both innate physical barriers.
• B) They are both mucous membranes.
• C) They are both phagocytic cells.
• D) They both are enzymes that inhibit bacterial growth.
• E) There are no common characteristics between these.

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Definitions:

SSE

Sum of Squared Errors, a measure used in statistics to quantify the difference between observed and predicted values.

Test Statistic F

A ratio of variances used in the context of an F-test in statistical analysis, to compare the variances of two samples or treatments.

SSR

Sum of Squares for Regression, a statistical measurement that represents the variation explained by the independent variables in a regression model.

SSE

Sum of Squared Errors, a measure used in statistics to quantify the discrepancy between the observed and model-predicted values.