Question

no additional details were added for this assignment. question 9 of 10 due to a persistent stressor, columnar cells may turn into squamous cells as a method of adaptation. this process is known as: metaplasia. anaplasia. dysplasia. hyperplasia.

Explanation:

Metaplasia is the transformation of one type of differentiated cell into another type. Anaplasia refers to loss of cell differentiation (associated with cancer). Dysplasia is abnormal cell growth/arrangement (pre - cancerous). Hyperplasia is increase in cell number. Here, columnar to squamous cell change is metaplasia.

Answer:

metaplasia