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Big and Small Numbers in Biology

Work with numbers big and small to estimate and calulate various quantities in biological contexts.

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Bigger or Smaller?

When you change the units, do the numbers get bigger or smaller?

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Bio Graphs

What biological growth processes can you fit to these graphs?

Natural Shapes

Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
You may not be able to identify what all of the pictures are. From top to bottom along the first column, then the secnd column:

Zebra
Haemoglobin (protein present in Red Blood cells)
Honeycomb
Red blood cells
Villi (small foldings in the small intestine)
Plant Cell
Coccolith
Pinecone
Snail
DNA
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