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individual cells grows in size, but there are limits to the size that cells can reach. cells need a high ratio of surface area to volume in order to function. as a cell grows, that ratio decreases. when the cell divides into two smaller cells, the ratio of surface area to volume for each cell increases.

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mitosis enables the replication of cells by DNA copying and subsequent cell division into daughter cells. this mitosis allows the cell to grow useful cells to develop the organism.

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They differentiate

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The cells become smaller.

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