Which statements are true? Explain why or why not.1 In the small intestine, stem cells in the cryptsdivide asymmetrically to maintain the population of cellsthat make up the villi; after each division, one daughterremains a stem cell and the other begins to divide rapidlyto produce differentiated progeny.2 Stem cells, being stem cells, are by definition thesame in all tissues.3 Every tissue that can be renewed is renewed froma tissue-specific population of stem cells.4 Disturbance of the balance in the activities ofosteoblasts and osteoclasts in favor of osteoclasts cangive rise to the condition known as osteoporosis, the brit-tle-bone syndrome of the elderly.

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Which statements are true? Explain why or why not.
1 In the small intestine, stem cells in the crypts
divide asymmetrically to maintain the population of cells
that make up the villi; after each division, one daughter
remains a stem cell and the other begins to divide rapidly
to produce differentiated progeny.
2 Stem cells, being stem cells, are by definition the
same in all tissues.
3 Every tissue that can be renewed is renewed from
a tissue-specific population of stem cells.
4 Disturbance of the balance in the activities of
osteoblasts and osteoclasts in favor of osteoclasts can
give rise to the condition known as osteoporosis, the brit-
tle-bone syndrome of the elderly.

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