As a Young Child, You Preferred to Collect Shells and Insects

question 6

Multiple Choice

As a young child, you preferred to collect shells and insects, dig through the mud around a pond, and watch birds rather than play video games. What did you have in common with Charles Darwin?

• A) an interest in history
• B) an interest in evolution
• C) an interest in natural history
• D) an interest in geology
• E) an interest in biogeography

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Definitions:

Cell Wall

A rigid layer lying outside the plasma membrane of the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria, providing structure and protection.

Nucleolus

A small, dense structure found within the nucleus of cells, involved in the production of ribosomes and ribosomal RNA.

Actin

A globular structural protein that forms microfilaments, part of a cell's cytoskeleton, and is involved in various types of cell movement and muscle contraction.

Myosin

A protein that, along with actin, plays a key role in muscle contraction by pulling actin filaments.