Use reasoning to answer the following question. The loss in length of what causes cells to age?
Options:
- (A) fur and fat
- (B) layers of fat
- (C) cell membrane
- (D) sunlight
- (E) Chlorophyll
- (F) telomeres
- (G) programmed cell death
- (H) cancer
Aging occurs as cells lose their ability to divide. Portions of the telomeres are lost each time a cell divides. Aging occurs as cells lose their telomeres.
So, the answer is (F).