Answer: C
SYNERGISTIC definition: relating to the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.
The correct answer to this is:
“Astrocytes”
Astrocytes also called star cells due to their shape are the
most abundant glial cells in the brain. Extensions from these cells encase
capillaries and offer extra control over which materials enter or leave the
intercellular fluid of the CNS thus acting like a permeability membrane.
The temperature is the independent variable. The independent variable is the variable that the researcher can control. And the dependent variable will change because of the change of independent variable. In this question, the student controls the temperature(independent variable) to see wether the gender(dependent variable) will change due to the temperature.