Question

Growth is a consequence of which of the following?

• A. Increase in the amount of protoplasm
• B. Increase in the amount of DNA
• C. Increase in the amount of cytoplasm
• D. Increase in the amount of RNA

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Increase in the amount of protoplasm

• Growth at a cellular level is principally a consequence of the increase in the amount of protoplasm.

• Since an increase in protoplasm is difficult to measure directly, one generally measures some quantity which is more or less proportional to it.