If You See Your Mother in the Kitchen Crying and Incorrectly

question 170

Essay

If you see your mother in the kitchen crying and incorrectly assume she is upset when her tears are really due to peeling an onion, you have failed to distinguish between __________ and inference.

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Definitions:

Microvilli

Tiny projections on the surface of some cells that increase surface area for absorption or secretion.

Cilia

Hair-like structures on the surface of some cells that beat in waves to move fluid, mucus, or materials over the cell surface.

Flagella

Long, whip-like structures that protrude from the cell body of certain cells, used for movement.

Microtubules

Cylindrical structures in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, involved in intracellular transport and cell shape maintenance.