Question

Which of the following statements about apoptosis is true?

Group of answer choices

Cells undergoing apoptosis trigger inflammation.

Apoptosis does not require an expenditure of cellular energy.

Gain of function mutations in apoptosis inhibitors, or loss of function mutations in apoptosis promoters can contribute to development of hematological cancers.

Cells undergoing apoptosis swell and then burst open.

Answer 1

True statement is Gain of function mutations in apoptosis inhibitors, or loss of function mutations in apoptosis promoters can contribute to development of hematological cancers.

All other statements are False because :

Apoptosis is a form of programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms.  Cells dying by apoptosis remain intact (do not swell and burst open) and actively suppress inflammation.

Apoptosis requires energy, because it is a highly regulated process involving a number of ATP-dependent steps.