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Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
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Chapter 8, Problem 5SQ
Which of the following statements about red blood cells is false?
- a. They live about 120 days before being replaced.
- b. They lack a nucleus and other organelles when they are mature.
- c. They are replaced when the hormone EPO stimulates stem cells in bone marrow.
- d. They are replaced as part of a negative feedback loop in which kidney cells monitor blood oxygen levels
- e. All the above statements are true except b, because all cells require a nucleus in order to function properly.
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