Each Time Water in a Cell Freezes Slowly,long Sharp Crystals

question 61

Multiple Choice

Each time water in a cell freezes slowly,long sharp crystals spear through the membrane structures of the cell.The most reasonable explanation for the bad taste of meat that has "freezer burn" from repeated freezing is the destruction of

• A)the nuclear membrane,causing mixing of nucleoplasm and cytoplasm.
• B)ribosomes,causing them to break into subunits.
• C)The breakage of the lysosomes would result in the release of digestive enzymes which would self-digest and,therefore,alter the taste of the meat.None of the other organelles would destroy the cells of alter the taste.
• D)rough endoplasmic reticulum causing the release of ribosomes.
• E)the Golgi apparatus and vesicles.

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Definitions:

Protons

Positively charged subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom, fundamental to the chemical identity and properties of an element.

Ionic Bond

A chemical bond formed between two ions with opposite charges through the transfer of one or more electrons from one atom to another, resulting in an electrostatic attraction that holds the ions together.

Polar

A molecule or part of a molecule containing regions with slight charges due to uneven electron distribution, leading to interactions with other charged molecules.

Nonpolar

Describing molecules that do not have distinct positive and negative poles, resulting in a lack of electronegativity difference between the atoms.