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theo

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on: Jul 5, 2013
Why is it unwise to try to relate an organism's complexity with its size or number of cells?
A) A very large organism may be composed of very few cells or very few cell types.
B) A single-celled organism, such as a bacterium or a protist, still has to conduct all the complex life functions of a large multicellular organism.
C) A single-celled organism that is also eukaryotic, such as a yeast, still reproduces mitotically.
D) A simple organism can have a much larger genome.
E) A complex organism can have a very small and simple genome.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 6, 2013
Hi

B is the answer ;)


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Reply #2 on: Aug 10, 2013
Wow, awesome :D


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