You Have Found a New Prokaryote

question 29

Multiple Choice

You have found a new prokaryote. What line of evidence would support your hypothesis that the organism is a cyanobacterium?

• A) It is able to form colonies and produce oxygen.
• B) It is an endosymbiont.
• C) It forms chains called mycelia.
• D) You determine that it can cause Lyme disease.
• E) It lacks cell walls.

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Definitions:

Proinflammatory Cytokines

Molecules produced by the immune system that promote inflammation and are involved in the body's response to disease and injury.

Efferent Neurons

Motor neurons that convey impulses away from the brain.

Nociception

The process wherein sensory nerve cells are stimulated in response to harmful stimuli resulting in the perception of pain.

Sensory Tracts

Pathways in the nervous system that relay sensory information from the body to the brain.