All of the following statements about cell suspension cultures are true EXCEPT

A. cell suspension cultures produce the same chemicals the entire plant produces.
B. large numbers of plants are grown and collected from the natural environment to produce chemicals in the laboratory.
C. chemicals are produced and extracted in high concentrations, sometimes from genetically modified cells.
D. digitalis, digitoxin, and quinine are produced by cell suspension culture.


Answer: B

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