The Chemical Cochicine, from a Flowering Plant, Blocks the Building

question 63

Multiple Choice

The chemical cochicine, from a flowering plant, blocks the building of tubulin proteins into microtubules. This would cause cell damage by

• A) reducing the production of ATP that the cell can make.
• B) blocking cell division.
• C) reducing cell transport.
• D) inhibiting DNA replication.
• E) inhibiting lipid production.

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Definitions:

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