Indicate which of the three major classes of cytoskeletal elements each statement below refers to

A. monomer that binds ATP
B. includes keratin and neurofilaments
C. important for formation of the contractile ring during cytokinesis
D. supports and strengthens the nuclear envelope
E. their stability involves a GTP cap
F. used in the eukaryotic flagellum
G. a component of the mitotic spindle
H. can be connected through desmosomes
I. directly involved in muscle contraction
J. abundant in filopodia


A. actin
B. intermediate filaments
C. actin
D. intermediate filaments
E. microtubules
F. microtubules
G. microtubules
H. intermediate filaments
I. actin
J. actin

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