<prompt> Apoptosis is induced by:Activation of CaspasesActivation of InterleukinsActivation of MAP KinaseActivation of Phospholipase C  <response>: Ans: A Activation of caspases Ref: Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease. 8th edition, pg: 1304Explanation:A specific feature of apoptosis is the activation of several members of a family of cysteine proteases named caspases. Ref: Robbins 