Question

List the following in order of size, from largest to smallest: bacterial cell, cheek cell, bacteriophage, cheek cell nucleus.

a) Bacteriophage, cheek cell nucleus, cheek cell, bacterial cell
b) Cheek cell, bacterial cell, cheek cell nucleus, bacteriophage
c) Cheek cell nucleus, bacteriophage, cheek cell, bacterial cell
d) Bacterial cell, cheek cell, bacteriophage, cheek cell nucleus

Answer 1

The correct order of size from largest to smallest is cheek cell, cheek cell nucleus, bacterial cell, and bacteriophage, corresponding to option b.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order of size, from largest to smallest, the components are: cheek cell, cheek cell nucleus, bacterial cell, and bacteriophage. Cheek cells are eukaryotic cells that contain a nucleus and other organelles, and they are typically larger than prokaryotic bacterial cells. The cheek cell nucleus is part of the cheek cell and would be smaller than the cheek cell itself. Bacterial cells are generally smaller than the nucleus of a cheek cell. Bacteriophages, which are viruses that infect bacteria, are even smaller than bacterial cells.

Therefore, the correct order of size, from largest to smallest is: Cheek cell, cheek cell nucleus, bacterial cell, bacteriophage. This corresponds to option b) Cheek cell, bacterial cell, cheek cell nucleus, bacteriophage.