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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

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Q: What limits the size of the cell?
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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.


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"


What are the limits to cell size?

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.