Question

1. Which of the following statements is NOT true about cell size?
Larger cells require more materials to survive. Material needs are tied to Volume.
Maximum cell size is limited by the surface area to volume ratio
When cell volume is doubled, the surface area is also doubled.
As a cell increases in size, the volume increases faster than its surface area
The amount of surface area of a cell determines how much material can be absorbed through the membrane

2. A plant cell was soaked in a 15% salt solution. Its contents soon separated from the cell wall and formed a mass in the center of the cell. What is this effect called?
Crenation
Lysis
Plasmolysis

3. If there is a total of 48 chromosomes in the somatic (body) cells of a rodent, how many chromosomes will be found in the gametes produced by that organism?
6
12
24
36
48

4. Place the following items in order from simplest (1) to most complex (8).
A mouse's kidney

All of the mice living in a field

A Proton

A mouse's skeleton

A phospholipid

All of the mice living in a field, as well as the vegetation, soil, water, competitors, and predators they interact with.

An atom of Carbon

A single mouse

Answer 1