Virtual Destructors Must Be Used When

question 16

Multiple Choice

Virtual destructors must be used when:

• A) The constructor in the base class is virtual.
• B) delete is used on a base-class pointer to a derived-class object.
• C) delete is used on a derived-class object.
• D) A constructor in either the base class or derived class is virtual.

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Definitions:

Secretion

The method through which materials are generated and released from a cell, gland, or organ, serving a specific role within the organism or for the purpose of elimination.

Vasa Recta

A series of straight capillaries in the kidney that serve as a counter-current exchange mechanism, concentrating urine and conserving water.

Efferent Arterioles

Small blood vessels that are part of the kidney's microcirculation, carrying blood away from the glomeruli toward the vasa recta.

Afferent Arterioles

Afferent arterioles are small blood vessels that carry blood towards the glomeruli of the kidney, playing a key role in the regulation of blood pressure and filtration rate.