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what is the advantage of having many small cells instead of one large cell?
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With smaller cells, there is a greater surface area.
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of producing many small leaves instead of fewer large leaves?
An advantage of a plant or tree having small leaves is not needing much water.
What are the advantages of being composed of many small cells instead of a few large ones?
When there are more components to a system, like having more cells, then there is a greater potential for more complex behaviors. With more complexity, there can be some advantages for survival. The interesting thing is that we still have here on earth, very simple organisms that are composed of one or just a small number of cells, and we also have organisms that are composed of a large number of 'small' cells. The jury is still not out on which are more successful. As an example, if we complex humans with a large number of small cells launch a nuclear attack against each other, we would all die, but the cockroaches would probably survive because, in part, they are made of a smaller number of cells. Which anatomy has a better advantage? It's hard to say.
What is the name for a part of an organism consisting of a large number of cells having similar structure and function?
An "organ"
What is the advantage of having large vertebrae at the base of the vertebrae column?
So it can hold the paelvis together.
What best represents an adaptation to increase the surface to volume ratio?
villi in the small intestine, alveoli in the lungs, folded inner membrane of the chloroplast and mitochondria, having numerous small cells instead of fewer large cells
What are the advantage of having large scale farms?
Define large farm
Why is it an advantage to have lunch with many smaller air sacs instead of having just two large socks like balloons?
I never have lunch with air sacs or even large socks, they are terrible conversationalists.
Advantage of having a large family?
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of producing many small leaves instead of fewer large leaves?
An advantage of a plant or tree having small leaves is not needing much water.
What is one advantage of merging to a printer instead of to a new file?
You can avoid creating a large file.
Why are organs made up of small cells instead of large cells?
Organs are made up of small cells instead of large cells to allow the organs to be not easily harmed. This way if one cell dies or is attacked then the organ will not be damaged. If the cell was larger then the organ might not be able to recover.
Do eukaryotic cells contain small 70S ribosomes instead of large 80S ribosomes?
NO
What is the advantage of having large vertebrae at the base of the vertebral column?
So it can hold the paelvis together.
What are the advantages of being composed of many small cells instead of a few large ones?
When there are more components to a system, like having more cells, then there is a greater potential for more complex behaviors. With more complexity, there can be some advantages for survival. The interesting thing is that we still have here on earth, very simple organisms that are composed of one or just a small number of cells, and we also have organisms that are composed of a large number of 'small' cells. The jury is still not out on which are more successful. As an example, if we complex humans with a large number of small cells launch a nuclear attack against each other, we would all die, but the cockroaches would probably survive because, in part, they are made of a smaller number of cells. Which anatomy has a better advantage? It's hard to say.
When might having an increasingly larger brain size no longer be a selective advantage?
When the brain becomes so large that the baby cannot properly be born (as in, the head is too large to fit through the mother's vagina), it's no longer an advantage.
What is the name for a part of an organism consisting of a large number of cells having similar structure and function?
An "organ"
What is the advantage of having large vertebrae at the base of the vertebrae column?
So it can hold the paelvis together.
