Your Friend Is Working in a Lab Whose Members Are

question 7

Multiple Choice

Your friend is working in a lab whose members are supposed to be culturing (growing) animal cells in petri dishes. They keep complaining to you, however, that no matter what they do, they can't get their cells to grow. Which of the following is not a possible explanation for why the cells are not growing?

• A)The cells need to be given the correct growth factors in order to grow.
• B)The cells are too dense and thus need to be diluted in order to grow.
• C)The cells are either mature human nerve or muscle cells, which do not divide and grow.
• D)The cells are on petri dishes but should be floating in liquid media in order for them to grow.

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