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There is a lower size limit to a cell because a cell has to be able to fit all of the cell parts in. There is an upper cell size limit because if the cell was too big, it would lose its cell membrane integrity.
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∙ 12y agoThat's my question too! It has something to do with the cell membrane and other stuff like that..
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∙ 9y agoCell size are limited by metabolic requirements and surface area to volume issues. When the volume is large the surface area is small the cell needs more nutrient to feed its bigger volume.
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∙ 12y agoBecause the Tesoro said so. And that's the bottom line, cuz the TESORO said so.
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The size of a cell is limited by it's?
The maximum size of a cell is limited by its need for enough surface area in order to conduct exchanges with its environment. This is referred to as contact inhibition.
What is the size of a female elephant's sex cell or ovum?
About the size of a baketball maybe a little smaller
Which change would NOT speed up diffusion in animal cell?
The size and genetic material of the molecule.
Why are hummingbirds so small?
Insects are small due to the way they breath and they do not have oxygenated blood. Also when the oxygen is low, it limits the size of an insect.
What is the difference with a whale and mouse cell the whale cell is bigger the mouse cell is bigger the color is different or are they both the same size?
There would be some environmentally induced changes, but whales and mice are both eukaryotes. mammals and have approximately the same sized somatic cells. Whales just have a lot more cells.
What is a cell with a surface area and limits the cells size called?
The size to mass ratio
What limits the size cells?
cell size is limiteb by the ratio of the suface area to volume as the cell becomes longer this rate decreases at some size a cells suface area will become too small for materials to enter the cell quickly enough to meet the cells need
What single factor limits the size that most cells are able to attain?
The cell membrane is the answer! Thanks for asking!
What limits most cells to a very size?
The surface area-to-volume ratio of the cell.
What limits most cells to a small size?
The surface area-to-volume ratio of the cell.
What limits the size of the cell?
cell size is limiteb by the ratio of the suface area to volume as the cell becomes longer this rate decreases at some size a cells suface area will become too small for materials to enter the cell quickly enough to meet the cells need
Are there limits to how small a cell can be?
there are no limits because a cell is as small as it can be already or it can grow bigger
What are the two limits of cell growth?
volume and surface area
Why bryophytes are small?
As they lack a vascular system ( and therefore no true roots either) any water and nutrients must be passed from cell to cell by diffusion - a slow and inefficient method which limits their size. But aren't they beautiful under a microscope
What limits the size of a squid?
Prey size and availability.
What is the chromosomal structure that limits the number of cell divisions of a cell?
Telomeres
What is the cell wall similar to?
the cell wall is similar to the city limits because cell wall and city limits allow things out and in. it's also like a "security guard"
