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Item CE135001: Nerve cells both obtain energy from food and eliminate waste material.

A specialized function of living nerve cells is to transmit electrical signals from the brain to the rest of the body. Which of the following is TRUE of nerve cells?

  1. Nerve cells obtain energy from food, and they eliminate their own waste material.
  2. Nerve cells obtain energy from food, but they do not eliminate their own waste material.
  3. Nerve cells eliminate their own waste material, but they do not obtain energy from food.
  4. Nerve cells do not eliminate their own waste material, and they do not obtain energy from food.
Distribution of Responses
Chart showing distrubtion of responses for Item 135001
Students Responding Correctly
Group Correct Total Percent
Overall 1116 3204 35%
Grades
  6–8 686 1980 35%
  9–12 423 1211 35%
Gender
  Male525157633%
  Female568156336%
Primary Language
  English994283135%
  Other9329432%

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