A cell biologist treated some cells with a stain. She found that the stain was concentrated within the mitochondria of many types of cells. Which conclusion could the cell biologist draw regarding the results of this test? A. The stain could be used to identify mitochondria in living cells B. The stain could be used to determine if cells were alive or dead. C. All stains will be absorbed by mitochondria. D. All mitochondria create stains.

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Ally Phillips

18 September, 08:57

A cell biologist treated some cells with a stain. She found that the stain was concentrated within the mitochondria of many types of cells. Which conclusion could the cell biologist draw regarding the results of this test? A. The stain could be used to identify mitochondria in living cells B. The stain could be used to determine if cells were alive or dead. C. All stains will be absorbed by mitochondria. D. All mitochondria create stains.

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Haylee Hines · Answer 1

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B is wrong because mitochondria would likely absorb the stain even if it was dead. (And most cells that have been treated are dead anyway). C and D are just throwaway answers, you usually want to avoid the word "always" when drawing conclusions.