Question

(50 points) Think about the renewing of cells in a human body. What would happen if new cells stopped forming when we reached maturity while old cells never died off? Then consider what would happen if new cells continued to form while old cells never died off?

Answer 1

Answer:

We would gradually decay, and it would be horrific, and if new cells contiued to form it would also be pretty horrific

Explanation:

If we reached maturity while old cells never died off , this would heighten the risk for genetic and hereditary disorders, and new cells are not formed through mitosis, and are unable to replace inefficient or cells with damages, whether it not be to the DNA or other organelles.This would cause a significant decline of production in our body, and would also cause cells such as your skin cells, to be at a heightened risk of genetic and hereditary disorders and diseases such as cancers and melanomas

If our cells continued to form while old ones never died off, if would also be very inefficient for our bodies, as the amount of energy and ATP required to support an ever-growing cell population of that size would leave us wanting to eat more and more each day to fufill our daily metabolic processes, leaving us skinny and weak.This would also cause a loss of some function in some areas, because some areas require more energy than others, such as your pulmonary and cardiovascular system, and could result in wasting of muscle tissure, as they would not be getting the nutrients needed

Answer 2

If new cells would stop forming once maturity is reached, and old cells would never die. Genetic disorders would be more common, cells with damage would not be replaced, hereditary disorders would also be more common, such as cancers and others. If new cells continued to form and old cells would never die off, the amount of energy that is required to normally support us would leave us wanting more food each day to achieve our metabolic process.