C. reinhardtii is a species of unicellular green algae that primarily produce energy for growth throughout photosynthesis. However, when necessary, they can also produce energy from a carbon source, which allows them to grow in total darkness. A scientist grows a population of this algae in the dark and finds that after 600 generations, the algae population now grows better int he dark than in the light. Which statement best explains what has happened to the cells in the algae population? A. The cells that were better adapted to growing in the dark reproduced more.
B. The cells that were better adapted to growing in the light got smaller in size.
C. They became contaminated with a species of algae that grow only in the dark.

D. They evolved into a different species that can grow only in the dark.

cells use diffusion to get substances in and out of themselves. that diffusion will occur across the cell membrane or the outer covering of the cell. because we are talking about the surface of the cell, surface area and volume are  important factors here. as a cell increases in size, its surface area and volume increase as well.  we call that the surface area to volume ratio (sa: vol).  but the catch is that  volume increases at a greater rate than surface  area. in other words, as a cell gets bigger, the sa: vol gets smaller. so a really small cell like bacteria is mostly cell membrane (surface) with very little contents (volume). a really big cell like an egg, is mostly insides with a super thin membrane. so what ends up happening is that the cell cannot efficiently diffuse all of the stuff it needs in/out to survive. therefore cell size is limited to about 100mm. so how do we make organisms bigger than 100mm? cells divide! by dividing and becoming multicellular, organisms are able to grow!   check out the diagrams i attached to see the effect of sa: vol. i hope this ! good luck!

the endomembrane system i think

a. an idea which cannot be disproven!

explanation: