Which is not a reason that cells reproduce by dividing in order to maintain homeostasis?
a) to stunt the organism
b) to grow the organism
c) to replace dead cells
d) to repair damaged cells

D, to repair the damged cells is noy a reason that cells reproduce by siving in order to maintaon homeostasis.

Cells reproduce for the purpose of replacing damaged and old cells. Cells also have a job in organism development.

There is a body cell that eliminates damaged and dead cells.

estuaries are the partially enclosed coastal bodies of brackish water formed at the mouth of sea where river meets an ocean. it is a transition zone between river and sea water so estuaries are influenced to both marine environment such as tides, waves and to riverine such as flow of fresh water and sediments. the mixing of sea and fresh water provide high level of nutrients, making estuaries a high product habitats.

many estuaries suffers degradation from a variety of human activities like erosion from deforestation, overgrazing, overfishing, drainage and eutrophication.

so from the above statement answers will be

1. false as estuaries are formed due to both brackish and freshwater.

2.true, due to high productivity estuaries are breeding ground for many marine species.

3. direct and indirect activities of man that contribute to pollution and deposition of sediments.