How Do Epithelial Tissues Obtain Needed Nutrients

question 38

Multiple Choice

How do epithelial tissues obtain needed nutrients?

• A)Blood vessels travel through all the layers of the epithelium to provide nutrients.
• B)Blood vessels travel through the basal layer of the epithelium to provide nutrients.
• C)Blood vessels travel through underlying tissues to provide nutrients.
• D)Epithelial tissue stores nutrients so it has a constant supply.
• E)Epithelial tissue does not nutrients because it is not living tissue.

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Definitions:

Base-pairing Bonds

The hydrogen bonds between complementary nucleotides (adenine with thymine or uracil, and cytosine with guanine) in DNA or RNA.

Transcription

The process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA by the enzyme RNA polymerase.

Eukaryotes

Eukaryotes are organisms whose cells have a nucleus enclosed within a nuclear envelope, distinguishing them from prokaryotes.

Prokaryotes

Prokaryotes are unicellular organisms characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles, including bacteria and archaea.