Question

A student prepares some microscope slides showing root cells, leaf cells, and stem cells taken from a single plant. Which statement BEST describes how these three cell types would appear in a light microscope?

A)
Each cell may appear different due to differences in the cell's DNA.
B)
Each cell would have only small differences is size due to different growth patterns.
C)
All three cell types would appear identical since they are all taken from the same plant.
D)
Each cell type would appear different since each type is specialized to perform a particular function.

Answer 1

D) Each cell type would appear different since each type is specialized to perform a particular function.

Step-by-step explanation:

Correct :

Each cell type would appear different since each type is specialized to perform a particular function. Although they were taken from the same plant, root cells, stem cells, and leaf cells all perform very different functions and have very different characteristics.

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Answer 2

D)
The cells appear different because they have specialized to carry out a specific task and developed accordingly.