From the internet, gather information about the chromosome numbers of five animals and five plants. Correlate the number with the size of organism and answer the following questions.

(a) Do larger organisms have more number of chromosomes/cells?

(b) Can organism with fewer chromosomes reproduce more easily than organisms with more number of chromosomes?

(c) More the of chromosomes/cells greater is the DNA content. Justify.

Number of chromosomes in somatic cells of some organisms:

(a) Number of chromosomes is not related to the size of an organisms. In the given table, we can see that even though Kingfisher is smaller in size than a dog, the number of chromosomes is more in Kingfisher.

(b) Ease of reproduction is not dependent on the number of chromosomes present. It depends on other factors like availability of water, nutrients, suitable mate and favorable environment.

(c) Chromosomes are made up of DNA. If chromosomes are more, this implies DNA will be more.