Apoptosis
A) is programmed cell death.
B) is an important process in neuronal development in nematodes.
C) is an important process in neuronal development in humans.
D) occurs by similar mechanisms in both nematodes and humans.
E) All of the above

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A) Apoptosis is indeed programmed cell death.
B) Nematodes have been extensively studied as model organisms for apoptosis, and it has been shown to be an important process in neuronal development in these organisms.
C) Apoptosis is also an important process in neuronal development in humans, as well as in many other physiological processes.
D) While there may be some differences in the specific mechanisms of apoptosis between nematodes and humans, the overall process is similar.