Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 156

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A)Cellular differentiation begins during the first week of life.
• B)A cell is the smallest, independently functioning structure in the body that can reproduce itself by division.
• C)The endoplasmic reticulum transports materials within the cell and is the site of protein, fat, and glycogen production.
• D)The nucleus is a round, central region within the nucleolus.

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Definitions:

Glucose

An essential energy-providing simple sugar found in living entities and a constituent of a wide variety of carbohydrates.

Hemiacetal

A functional group formed by the reaction of an aldehyde with an alcohol, consisting of a carbon atom bonded to an OH and an OR group.

Carbonyl Group

A functional group found in organic compounds, consisting of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom (C=O), characteristic of ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and esters.

Methylene Group

A bivalent functional group (-CH2-) consisting of a carbon atom bonded to two hydrogen atoms.