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Figure 29.3 Use the Following Information When Answering the Corresponding Question(s)

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Figure 29.3
Use the following information when answering the corresponding question(s) .
The mechanism of cell crawling in protist species is not well defined.The textbook states that pseudopodia extension involves interactions between actin and myosin (the same molecules that are involved in mammalian muscle contraction) .However,prior to the study described below,no one had provided convincing data that actin and myosin were actually involved in cell crawling in protists.Anatomical studies had identified the cytoskeletal protein actin just below the surface of the cell membrane in several species of protist;but physiological studies had failed to show a functional link between actin,myosin,and cell crawling.
In a study by N.Poulsen et al.(Diatom gliding is the result of an actin-myosin motility system,Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton 44 (1999) :23-22) ,researchers tested whether motility in a particular species of diatom involves interactions between actin and myosin.

-Refer to the study by Poulsen et al.and Figure 29.3.Cultures of a species of diatom were treated with BDM,a reversible inhibitor of myosin function.Which of the following predictions is consistent with the hypothesis that an actin-myosin interaction is necessary for motility?

Definitions:

Diastole

The phase of the cardiac cycle during which the heart relaxes and fills with blood.

Heart Cycle

The sequence of events that occur in the heart during one heartbeat, encompassing both the contraction (systole) and relaxation (diastole) phases.

Relaxation

The act or process of becoming less tense, stressed, or anxious, often involving techniques or activities that promote this state.

Oximetry

A procedure for measuring the oxygen saturation of the blood.