Which Statement About Model Systems Is False

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which statement about model systems is false?

• A) The results of a study of a model system might be extended to humans.
• B) Much of what we know about the genes that control animal development has come from work on Arabidopsis thaliana.
• C) Basic understanding of chemical reactions in cells came from research on bacteria.
• D) The biochemistry of photosynthesis was worked out from experiments on Chlorella.
• E) Knowledge of how animals develop has come from work on sea urchins.

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