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Basically cells are different sizes because of how their cytoskeletons are arranged (action, microtubules, microfilaments) that act as a framework for the organelles of the cell to rest oncells are different shapes for their specific fuctions, red blood cells are shaped like a doughnut to carry more hemoglobin, and to fit through small spaces, your epithelia of your gut have many small finger-like extensions to increase surface area to absorb the nutrients from digestion, and your neurons are long and skinny to span wide places to send signals around your body.

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