The cells of a young elephant are the same as the cells of an adult elephant even though the adult elephant is much larger. what happens to the cells of the young elephant during it's growth? a. the cells of a growing elephant divide to make more cells, and those cells are each half the size as the cells were before they divided. the cells do not grow before they divide again. b. the cells of the body of a growing elephant grow, but the number of cells stays the same. c. the size and number of cells in the body of a growing elephant stay the same. d. the cells of a growing elephant divide to make more cells, and those cells grow to become the same size as the cells were just before they divided.