Concepts of Biology
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Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
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Chapter 3, Problem 7RQ
A typical prokaryotic cell ________ compared to a eukaryotic cell.
a. is smaller in size by a factor of 100
b. is similar in size
c. is smaller in size by a factor of one million
d. is larger in size by a factor of 10
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