Microtubules

a. serve as a mechanical stiffener for microvilli.
b. are specialized to detect sound and positional changes in the ear.
c. form nonmuscle contractile assemblies.
d. play a structural role in parts of the cell subject to mechanical stress.
e. none of these answers.


E

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