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The algae beads provide a convenient experimental system because they are uniform in size and contain roughly the same number of algal cells per bead. Why are these advantages for the experiments you will perform?

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We will be measuring rates of photosynthesis and cellular respiration and these rates will depend on the number of organelles, or cells, that we use. The algae beads are easy to see, manipulate, and count. A consistent number of beads queal a consistent number of alga cells.

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