Why Do Cells Need to Communicate

question 14

Multiple Choice

Why do cells need to communicate?

• A) Otherwise, they keep dividing and pile up and lose contact with each other such that they can't do the job in the body that they should.
• B) Otherwise they die.
• C) If they can't communicate, they don't divide, so they age and deteriorate
• D) They don't need to because the brain controls the body functions.
• E) Otherwise, they stop dividing and they can't do the job in the body that they should.

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