- A Composed of cells without any nucleus
- B Striated and multinucleate
- C Non-striated and uninucleate
- D Branched with intercalated discs
Correct answer: B. Striated and multinucleate
Explanation: Skeletal muscle fibres show visible striations and are multinucleate, distinguishing them from smooth muscle (non-striated, uninucleate) and cardiac muscle (branched, with intercalated discs).
Concept context
The four basic animal tissue types (epithelial, connective, muscular, neural) and the cockroach as a model organism for organ-system level organisation.