In an Experiment, You Identify a Group of Cells That

question 23

Multiple Choice

In an experiment, you identify a group of cells that appear to be engulfing cellular debris. This cell is most likely which type of glial cell?

• A) schwann cell
• B) astrocyte
• C) oligodendrocyte
• D) microglia

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Definitions:

Organism's Life Cycle

The sequence of biological events and processes that an organism undergoes from its birth until it reproduces offspring.

Heat-Shock Genes

Genes that are activated in response to elevated temperatures and other stresses to help protect cells by producing heat-shock proteins.

Molecular Chaperones

Proteins that assist the conformational folding or unfolding and the assembly or disassembly of other macromolecular structures, without being part of these structures when they perform their biological functions.

Housekeeping Genes

These are genes that are constantly active in the cell to maintain basic functions and cellular metabolism.