About How Many Times Larger Is a Bacterium Compared to an Atom

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Multiple Choice

About how many times larger is a bacterium compared to an atom?

• A) The diameter of a bacterium is about 5000 times larger, making its overall volume roughly 100 billion times larger.
• B) The diameter of a bacterium is about 100 times larger, making its overall volume roughly 500,000 times larger.
• C) The diameter of a bacterium is about 10 times larger, making its overall volume roughly 50,000 times larger.
• D) The overall size of a bacterium is approximately 6.02 × times larger than an atom.

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