Numerous Xenopus cells were exposed to various amounts of ultraviolet light. Some of the resulting cells were observed to lack nucleoli. As a result, one would expect that the cell could not

A) perform cellular respiration.
B) replicate its DNA.
C) perform photosynthesis.
D) synthesize rRNA.
E) none of the above


D) synthesize rRNA.

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A. nucleus, smooth ER, rough ER, nuclear pore, transport vesicle, Golgi apparatus, and vesicle for secretion. B. None of the answer choices is correct. C. nucleus, nuclear pore, rough ER, smooth ER, transport vesicle, Golgi apparatus, and vesicle for secretion. D. nucleus, nuclear pore, Golgi apparatus, rough ER, transport vesicle, smooth ER, and vesicle for secretion. E. nucleus, transport vesicle, rough ER, smooth ER, Golgi aparatus, and vesicle for secretion.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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