Assume That You Ate a Salad That Contained Some Compounds

question 19

Multiple Choice

Assume that you ate a salad that contained some compounds that upset your stomach but still managed to be absorbed and eventually moved into liver cells. The plant compounds are noxious and potentially toxic to the liver cells. Which organelle in the liver cells would be expected to target and detoxify the plant compounds?

• A) ribosome
• B) mitochondrion
• C) peroxisome
• D) centriole
• E) nucleolus

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Definitions:

Memory Consolidation

The process in which short-term memories are converted into long-term memories, making them stable and enduring over time.

Proactive Interference

The tendency for previously learned information to hinder the recall of newly learned information.

Long-term Memory

A phase of memory responsible for the storage of information for an extended period, ranging from a few minutes to a lifetime.

Material Interference

In psychology, the effect that the presence of one set of learning material has on the ability to recall or learn another set.