Neurons Are

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Multiple Choice

Neurons are:

• A)found in primates and humans, but not in other animals.
• B)cells that are highly specialized to receive and transmit information from one part of the body to another.
• C)found only in the spinal cord and bone marrow.
• D)highly specialized cells that produce myelin.

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Definitions:

Oil And Gas

Natural hydrocarbon resources extracted from the Earth, used as fuels and in the production of chemical compounds.

Coal

A combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock formed from ancient plant material, used as fuel.

Oil Shale

Oil shale is a type of sedimentary rock that contains kerogen, a solid mix of organic chemical compounds from which liquid hydrocarbons can be produced, like shale oil.

Methane

A colorless, odorless flammable gas that is the simplest member of the alkane hydrocarbons, with a chemical formula of CH4.