Why Do Cells Flatten Out as They Make Contact with a Surface

question 81

Multiple Choice

Why do cells flatten out as they make contact with a surface?

• A)They lose water.
• B)They extrude cytoplasm.
• C)They send out projections that make increasingly stable attachments.
• D)Their membranes stiffen.
• E)They make focal assignations.

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