Though Science Fiction Has Produced Stories Like the Blob, We

question 177

Multiple Choice

Though science fiction has produced stories like The Blob, we do not see many large, single-celled organisms.Which is a reason for the limitation to cell size?

• A) The difficulty of maintaining a continuous membrane around a large cell
• B) The difficulty of reproducing a large cell
• C) The difficulty of moving molecules rapidly within a large cell
• D) The difficulty of DNA replication in a large cell
• E) The difficulty of synthesizing proteins in a large cell

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Definitions:

Period Cost

Expenses that are not directly tied to the production of goods and are instead associated with time periods, such as administrative salaries.

Variable Costing

A method of cost accounting where only variable production costs are included in product costs, with fixed overhead expenses treated as period costs.

Unit Product Cost

The total cost associated with producing a single unit of a product, calculated by dividing the total production costs by the number of units produced.

Variable Costing

A technique in management accounting that only considers variable production costs as product costs, with fixed costs treated as period costs.