What would happen to an organism if its heart cells stopped working properly?

A.
The organism would develop new cells to take their place.

B.
The circulatory system would fail, and the entire organism would suffer.

C.
The organism would slow down its breathing, so that the heart could recover.

D.
Tissue from another part of the body would take over to keep the heart beating.

Question

What would happen to an organism if its heart cells stopped working properly?	
 
 A.
The organism would develop new cells to take their place.
 
 B.
The circulatory system would fail, and the entire organism would suffer.
 
 C.
The organism would slow down its breathing, so that the heart could recover.
 
 D.
Tissue from another part of the body would take over to keep the heart beating.

anonymous · Answer

i think the answer is b

anonymous · Answer

If you want to get really detailed it would depend on which cells in the heart were malfunctioning and how they were no longer working properly. 

Though since this is a multiple choice question I would go with B. Your teacher is probably thinking about most cases.