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Dehydration slows down or halts a cells ability to function. Cells can die very quickly if they become dehydrated because they cannot eliminate waste.

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Dehydration affects the cell functions because the living matter, protoplasm, is made of water and it's essential for life if it goes from cell the can't survive.

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