Programmers Often Write the If Statement on Two Lines to Visually

question 17

Multiple Choice

Programmers often write the if statement on two lines to visually separate the decision-making condition from its resulting action; however, only one ____ follows the entire statement.

• A) parenthesis
• B) curly brace
• C) colon
• D) semicolon

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Definitions:

Plasma Membrane

The lipid bilayer that encloses the cytoplasm of a cell, regulating the movement of substances in and out of the cell.

Depolarizing

A process in which a cell's membrane potential becomes less negative, moving towards zero, often leading to an action potential in neurons.

Repolarizing

The process by which a cell restores its membrane potential to a negative value after an action potential, preparing it for another action potential.

Hyperpolarizing

Hyperpolarizing refers to an increase in a cell's membrane potential, making it more negative and less likely to activate an action potential.