Question

Rank the following in order of size, with 1 = smallest and 8 = largest. Rank the options below.

a) Amino acid
b) Amino acid Open choices for matching
c) Bacterium
d) Bacterium Open choices for matching
e) Prion
f) Prion Open choices for matching
g) Red blood cell
h) Red blood cell Open choices for matching
i) Virus
j) Virus Open choices for matching
k) Mushroom
l) Mushroom Open choices for matching
m) Amoeba
n) Amoeba Open choices for matching
o) Helminth

Answer 1

Ranking from smallest to largest: a) Amino acid, g) Red blood cell, i) Virus, l) Mushroom, c) Bacterium, o) Helminth, m) Amoeba, e) Prion.

Step-by-step explanation:

Amino acid (a): Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins and are smaller in scale.

Red blood cell (g): Although larger than amino acids, red blood cells are still relatively small.

Virus (i): Viruses are smaller than many cells but larger than individual molecules.

Mushroom (l): Mushrooms are multicellular organisms, larger than viruses.

Bacterium (c): Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms, larger than viruses but smaller than fungi.

Helminth (o): Helminths are parasitic worms, larger than bacteria.

Amoeba (m): Amoebas are single-celled eukaryotic organisms, larger than bacteria.

Prion (e): Prions are misfolded proteins and relatively small, but larger than individual molecules.