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Item CE137001: Nerve cells make molecules for growth and eliminate their own 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?
- Nerve cells make molecules for growth, and they eliminate their own waste material.
- Nerve cells make molecules for growth, but they do not eliminate their own waste material.
- Nerve cells eliminate their own waste material, but they do not make molecules for growth.
- Nerve cells do not eliminate their own waste material, and they do not make molecules for growth.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1533 |
6–8 n = 928 |
9–12 n = 601 |
Male n = 713 |
Female n = 788 |
English n = 1358 |
Other n = 133 |
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| A. | 27% | 28% | 26% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| B. | 31% | 32% | 28% | 29% | 32% | 31% | 28% |
| C. | 22% | 21% | 23% | 22% | 22% | 21% | 29% |
| D. | 20% | 19% | 23% | 22% | 19% | 21% | 17% |