Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Sciences/Biology)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'neuron apoptotic process'?

A. Any apoptotic process in a retinal rod cell, one of the two photoreceptor cell types of the vertebrate retina.
B. Any apoptotic process in an epithelial cell.
C. Any apoptotic process in a motor neuron, an efferent neuron that passes from the central nervous system or a ganglion toward or to a muscle and conducts an impulse that causes movement.
D. Any apoptotic process in a neuron, the basic cellular unit of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the nervous system.

Answer: Any apoptotic process in a neuron, the basic cellular unit of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the nervous system.