(a) Calculate the number of cells in a hummingbird assuming the mass of an average cell is ten times the mass of a bacterium. (b) Making the same assumption, how many cells are there in a human?
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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^(-2) kg, and that of a bacterium is 10^(-15) kg. ? cells (b) Making the same assumption, how many cells are there in a human if his mass is of the order of 10^2 kg? ? cells
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For the remaining questions, you need to use Figure 1.4 to obtain the necessary orders of magnitude of lengths, masses, and times. (a) Calculate the number of cells in a hummingbird assuming the mass of an average cell is 10 times the mass of a bacterium. (b) Making the same assumption, how many cells are there in a human?
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