The Phenomenon of Apoptosis or Cell Death

question 15

Multiple Choice

The phenomenon of apoptosis or cell death

• A)is a mechanism present in every cell that occurs when an inhibitory protein is inactivated.
• B)occurs when the cellular machinery simply wears out and the cell dies from being unable to continue vital processes.
• C)occurs when the ability of the cell to repair DNA mutations finally fails.
• D)is a disease phenomenon and cell death is always a bad trait.
• E)is not yet understood but probably involves the failure of the homeobox to correctly control development.

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