(a) Calculate the number of cells in a hummingbird assuming the mass of an average cell is ten times the mass of a bacterium. cells (b) Making the same assumption, how many cells are there in a human? cells

(a) Calculate the number of cells in a hummingbird assuming the mass of an average cell is ten times the mass of a bacterium. cells (b) Making the same assumption, how many cells are there in a human? cells

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Chapter1: Units And Measurement

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(a) Calculate the number of cells in a hummingbird assuming the mass of an average cell is ten times the mass of a bacterium.
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(b) Making the same assumption, how many cells are there in a human?
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