Question

Activity

In the earlier Lesson Activity, you found the sizes of mesoplankton and jellyfish. In this activity, you'll determine the most appropriate units for.

measuring the sizes of mesoplankton and jellyfish.

Part A

Earlier, you found the size of a mesoplankton to be 2 x 102 meter. Do you think that meters are the most appropriate unit to represent the size

of a mesoplankton? If not, what do you think would be the most appropriate unit? Write the size of a mesoplankton in the most appropriate unit.

Answer 1

No.

The most appropriate unit to measure the mesoplankton is centimeter.

The size is 2 cm.

Explanation:

Earlier, you found the size of a mesoplankton to be
`2 * 10^(-2)` meter.

I think that meters are not the most appropriate unit to represent the size of a mesoplankton.

The most appropriate unit to measure the mesoplankton is centimeter.

Now, 1 meter is equivalent to 100 centimeters.

So, the size of the mesoplankton in centimeter units will be
`2 * 10^(-2) * 100 = 2` cm. (Answer)