What can This Colorized Photo Tell Us?

The following image was taken with an electron microscope at approximately 500x magnification and colorized. Many photos you see from both electron micrographs and telescopes are colorized to make them more interesting and to show the differences between different parts of the image.
NGSS Phenomena: Tiny shapes, many looking like spikey spheres or hot dog buns, with different textures.
Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility, Dartmouth College
NGSS Phenomena:

1. The image features Lily pollen grains and Sunflower pollen grains.

2. The ratio of Lily to Sunflowers is :

3. The image is presented at scale than the phenomenon as you might observe it directly.

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4. What scale of this model would allow you to gain insight into whether or not it might be a living thing? Why?

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