bahahahelpme
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  • 03-11-2017
  • Biology
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If a large surface area is helpful to cells, why do cells not grow to be very large?

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Jasmineeecx
Jasmineeecx Jasmineeecx
  • 03-11-2017
Because a cell needs to take in a certain amount of energy & nutrients, and remove a certain amount of waste, in order to maintain itself. 
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crazyotaku1234
crazyotaku1234 crazyotaku1234
  • 03-11-2017
The surface area to the volume ratio gets smaller as the cell gets larger. Thus, if the cell grows beyond a certain limit, not enough material will be able to cross the membrane fast enough to accommodate the increased cellular volume.
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