In the Section "Investigating Life: Cutting Off a Tumor's Supply

question 24

Multiple Choice

In the section "Investigating Life: Cutting Off a Tumor's Supply Lines in the War on Cancer",what hypothesis were the researchers testing by treating tumors with endostatin and the standard chemotherapy drug?

• A)Endostatin works on endothelial cells,and therefore natural selection for resistance will not occur in tumor cells.
• B)Endostatin works on tumor cells,and therefore natural selection for resistance will not occur in endothelial cells.
• C)The standard chemotherapy drug works on endothelial cells,and therefore natural selection for resistance will not occur in tumor cells.
• D)The standard chemotherapy drug works on tumor cells,and therefore natural selection for resistance will not occur in endothelial cells.

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