Question

Identify the correct statements from the following.

Statement 1 - Growth in an organism is only a function of increase in individual cell size.

Statement 2 - As the number of cells increases, the size of the body increases. ​​[1 mark]

• A. Only statement 1 is correct.
• B. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
• C. Only statement 2 is correct.
• D. Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Only statement 2 is correct.

• Growth in an organism is a function of the increase in the number of cells and not an increase in individual cell size.
• Therefore, statement 1 is incorrect.
• As the number of cells increases, the size of the body of an organism will also increase​.
• Therefore, statement 2 is correct.
• Hence, option B is the correct answer.