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A slide of potato cells was viewed using a light microscope. Figure 20 is a drawing of the slide showing starch grains in the potato cells. Figure 20 Calculate th... show full transcript
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To calculate the mean number of starch grains in potato cells P, Q, and R, first count the total number of starch grains observed in each of the cells. For example, if P has 5 starch grains, Q has 7, and R has 8, the total number of starch grains is:
Then, divide this total by the number of cells (which is 3 in this case):
Rounding to the nearest whole number, the mean is 6.
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To find the percentage difference, first calculate the mean length of starch grains:
For potato 2: Mean length = 50 µm
For potato 3: Mean length = 30 µm
The difference in mean length is:
Now, calculate the percentage difference relative to the mean length of potato 2:
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