Animal Cells That Are Present Only for a Brief Developmental

question 70

Multiple Choice

Animal cells that are present only for a brief developmental phase will, following completion of that phase, undergo

• A) diapause.
• B) apoptosis
• C) meiosis.
• D) oxidative phosphorylation.
• E) re-differentiation.

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Definitions:

Filament

(1) In flowering plants, the thin stalk of a stamen; the filament bears an anther at its tip. (2) In muscles, a myofilament; when myofilaments slide past one another, muscle contraction occurs.

Hook

In a biological context, can refer to a curved or angular part of an organ or structure which may serve for attachment or for the handling of materials.

Phagocytized

The process by which cells, typically immune cells, engulf and digest foreign particles, bacteria, or other matter.

Capsule

The portion of the moss sporophyte that contains spores. A simple, dry, dehiscent fruit that develops from two or more fused carpels and opens along many sutures or pores to release seeds. A gelatinous coat that surrounds some bacteria.