Which Description of a Ganglioside Is MOST Accurate

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which description of a ganglioside is MOST accurate?

• A) the dominant surface feature of gram-negative bacteria.
• B) the dominant surface feature of gram-positive bacteria.
• C) an oligosaccharide chain attached to a newly synthesized protein in the ER
• D) a membrane lipid in which the polar head group is a complex oligosaccharide containing at least one sialic acid
• E) a membrane lipid in which the oligosaccharide is attached to a mucin

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Confounding Variable

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Independent Variable

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Confounding Variable

An external variable that affects both the variables being studied, potentially misleading the results of an experiment.

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