Choose the Most Appropriate Description for Each Item

question 50

Multiple Choice

Choose the most appropriate description for each item.
-Nucleoli

• A)Contain enzymes for intracellular digestion
• B)Primary cellular organelles where proteins are assembled
• C)Package cellular secretions for export
• D)Extract energy stored in carbohydrates; synthesize ATP; produce water and carbon dioxide
• E)Synthesize subunits that will be assembled into two-part ribosomes in the cytoplasm
• F)Molecules that participate in protein synthesis
• G)Store substances
• H)Encode hereditary information
• I)Help distribute chromosomes to the new cells during cell division
• J)Convert light energy to chemical energy stored in the chemical bonds of glucose or starch

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Definitions:

Ganglion Cells

Neurons located in the retina that receive visual information from photoreceptors via intermediate bipolar cells and transmit it to the brain.

Optic Nerve

The nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Retina

A layer at the back of the eyeball containing cells that are sensitive to light and trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain.

Optic Chiasm

The part of the brain where the optic nerves partially cross, involved in visual processing.