[Campbell Biology P.825] Which of the following statements correctly defines "morphogenesis"... | Practice Question

Which of the following statements correctly defines "morphogenesis" in multicellular organisms?

  • A: An irreversible increase in size.
  • B: The process that gives a tissue, organ, or organism its shape and determines the positions of cell types.
  • C: The process by which cells with the same genes become different from one another.
  • D: The development of a multicellular organism from a single cell.

Explanation

The text defines morphogenesis as 'the process that gives a tissue, organ, or organism its shape and determines the positions of cell types'. Growth is an irreversible increase in size, and cell differentiation is when cells with the same genes become different from one another.