The benefit of using Aplysia to study the neural and biochemical processes that allow for classical conditioning in simple organisms is that:
A) They have many nerve cells and we can observe the complexity of the cell-by-cell changes that occur during conditioning
B) They only have interneurons and so their functioning is much simpler than other organisms
C) They have few nerve cells and so we can observe cell-by-cell changes that occur during conditioning
D) They only have motor neurons and so their functioning is much simpler than other organisms

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Aplysia have relatively few nerve cells, making it easier to observe and study the neural and biochemical processes that occur during classical conditioning. This simplicity allows researchers to more easily identify changes in the organism's behavior and in the activity of individual nerve cells.

The Benefit of Using Aplysia to Study the Neural and Biochemical