Which Part of the Neuron Contains the Biochemical Machinery for Keeping

question 174

Multiple Choice

Which part of the neuron contains the biochemical machinery for keeping the cell alive?

• A)cell body
• B)dendrite
• C)axon
• D)glia

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Definitions:

Differentiation

The process by which unspecialized cells become specialized into one of the many cell types that make up an organism.

Scientific Method

A systematic approach to research and knowledge acquisition, involving observation, hypothesis, experimentation, analysis, and conclusion.

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Proposed explanations or predictions for a phenomenon, made as a starting point for further investigation, that can be tested through experimentation and observation.

Principles

Fundamental truths or propositions that serve as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.