The __________ Gives Rise to the __________

Question

The __________ gives rise to the __________.
A) mesoderm;digestive glands
B) endoderm;muscular system and skeletal system
C) ectoderm;nervous system and epidermis
D) endoderm;mesoderm
E) mesoderm;endoderm

Accepted Answer

The ectoderm gives rise to the nervous system and epidermis. Choice A is incorrect because the digestive glands arise from the endoderm, not the mesoderm. Choice B is incorrect because the muscular and skeletal systems arise from the mesoderm, not the endoderm. Choice D is incorrect because the endoderm does not give rise to the mesoderm. Choice E is incorrect because the mesoderm does not give rise to the endoderm.