Antifreeze glycoproteins allow organisms that inhabit the colder regions of the

Question

Antifreeze glycoproteins allow organisms that inhabit the colder regions of the planet to:

A)

tolerate the freezing of body tissues

B)

tolerate the freezing of extracellular fluid

C)

tolerate low temperatures by preventing bodily fluids from freezing

D)

tolerate the freezing of cytoplasm in the cell

tolerate the freezing of body tissues

B)

tolerate the freezing of extracellular fluid

C)

tolerate low temperatures by preventing bodily fluids from freezing

D)

tolerate the freezing of cytoplasm in the cell

Explanation / Answer

C. Tolerate low temperatures by preventing bodily fluids from freezing.

This property of antifreez glycoproteins allow some of the animals to tolerate freeze temperatures by preventing freezing of their body fluids, in some exceptional cases body fluids may also get freez but by the stabilization of cell membrane the animals survive.

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