What is false about stem cells? A. They proliferate quickly in response to stimuli. B. The influence of the surrounding microenvironment is important. C. They do not have a promine... What is false about stem cells? A. They proliferate quickly in response to stimuli. B. The influence of the surrounding microenvironment is important. C. They do not have a prominent nucleus/cytoplasm ratio. D. They can form tumors.
Understand the Problem
The question is asking to identify which statement about stem cells is false among the provided options A, B, C, and D. Each option presents a characteristic or behavior related to stem cells, and the task is to evaluate their accuracy.
Answer
C. They do not have a prominent nucleus/cytoplasm ratio.
The false statement about stem cells is: C. They do not have a prominent nucleus/cytoplasm ratio.
Answer for screen readers
The false statement about stem cells is: C. They do not have a prominent nucleus/cytoplasm ratio.
More Information
Stem cells are characterized by having a high nucleus to cytoplasm ratio, which makes option C false.
Tips
One might overlook the morphological characteristics of stem cells, such as their high nucleus-to-cytoplasm ratio, when analyzing their properties.
Sources
- Stem cells: past, present, and future - PMC - NCBI - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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