(a) Calculate the number of cells in a hummingbird assuming the mass of an average cell is ten times the mass of a bacterium. The mass of a hummingbird is of the order of 10−2kg and that of a bacterium is 10−15kg. ? cells (b) Making the same assumption, how many cells are there in a human if his mass is of the order of 102 kg? ? cells

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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. The mass of a hummingbird is of the order of 10−2kg and that of a bacterium is 10−15kg.  ? cells  (b)  Making the same assumption, how many cells are there in a human if his mass is of the order of 102 kg?  ? cells

Kayla Kline · Accepted Answer

Step 1  a). the number of cells in a hummingbird is given by  n=mhmc  Using the given data  n=10−2kg10×10−15kg  =1012  The number of cells in a hummingbird is 1012 ceels

Rita Miller · Accepted Answer

Step 2  The number of cells in a human is  b)  n=70kg10×10−15kg  =7×10−15cells  The number of cells in a human is 7×10−15cells

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