Unlike chemical synapses, electrical synapses ________.

A. provide adjacent cells with the ability to act in a coordinated fashion
B. allow communication between cells with larger distances between the membranes
C. are the method of connection between adjacent neurons
D. are not dependent on the movement of ions across a plasma membrane


Answer: A

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