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Which of the following best describes hair?

Hair is made of mostly tightly packed living cells.
Hair does not help control body temperature.
Hair growth occurs in the hair follicle.
Hair grows at 2.5mm a month.
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Answer:

I say 3, hair growth occars in the hair follicle

Step-by-step explanation:

hair grows 12.7 mm each month, hair does help control body tempature and hair is not made up of tightly packed living cells, the cells dived in that case it is not packed tightly so my conclushionis that hair growth occars in the hair follicle!

(hope this helps)

User Abbra
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Answer:

Hair growth occurs in the hair follicle

Step-by-step explanation:

Hair does not continue to stay alive after it exits the follicles, at that point it starts to die but does continue to grow at the root of the hair follicle since the cell is pushing the hair out.

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