Is It True That Your Body Is Mostly Made Up

question 51

Multiple Choice

Is it true that your body is mostly made up of your own cells?

• A) Yes, most of the cells making up your present body originated with you.
• B) Yes, but there are a lot of bacterial cells and other organisms that live on you, too.
• C) Yes, all of cells making up your present body originated with you.
• D) No. The majority of "your" cells are bacteria or other organisms living on you.
• E) There is no way to really distinguish "your" cells from other cells living in or on you, so the answer to this question is not clear.

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