Muscle cells and bone cells are similar primarily in that they both play a crucial role in the ability to respond to your environment by facilitating movement.
- Movement: Muscle cells are responsible for contraction and generating movement, while bone cells contribute to the structure and support needed for movement through the skeletal system. Together, they enable the body to interact with, and respond to, the environment.
Option A ("they both make it possible for you to respond to your environment by movement") is the correct answer in this context.
The other options—gathering information, performing involuntary movements like the beating of the heart, or sweating—are not accurate comparisons between muscle cells and bone cells. Muscle cells do have a role in involuntary movements (like heartbeats) and voluntary movements, but bone cells do not directly participate in movement or information gathering. Additionally, bone cells do not sweat.
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