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The size depends on the amount of DNA stored in the cell. :)
well, I believe it's because if a cell is too big, it has to feed more. As the surface area increases, so does the volume, remember. So think of a balloon. The surface area is very tiny compared to the volume, correct? So, the cell is so tiny because if it were even , say, the size of a quarter, it would have to feed a WHOLE lot to keep from starvation.... I'm pretty sure that's it. So you see, the DNA keeps the cell from starvation.
If a cell had unlimited space, it could not be able to perform functions needed to live. The cell's DNA is limited depending on how fast the volume of the cell decreases/ surface area decreases.
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∙ 9y agoThe information stored in its DNA is able to meet all of the cell's needs when it is small. An information crisis would occur if a cell grows without limit.
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Explain how DNA genes and chromosomes are related?
DNA is the molecule that genes are made of. Chromosomes are the (arbitrary) clumping that genes form in cells.
What is the endosymbiotic theory?
The Endosymbiotic Theory is a theory about how mitochondria and chloroplasts formed. The theory suggests that both the mitochondria and chloroplasts were once prokaryotic cells that were ingested but not digested by eukaryotic cells. This would explain why both have their own DNA.
What part of the cell contains DNA apart from the nucleus?
The mitochondria contain their own DNA in plants and animals; and chloroplasts contain their own DNA in plants and other photosynthetic organisms. Both of these structures divide (almost like cells) inside the cells.*This is also evidence for the theory of endosymbiosis, in which early cells ate early prokarotic cells (bacteria) and gained new organelles.
What is the difference in DNA between parent call and daughter cells?
A cell that undergoes mitosis, such as a bacteria cell, splits to create an identical cell (daughter cell) that has identical DNA. So, when a cells split to multiply and grow, there DNA is the same, unless a mutation occurs.
What is inside cells contain DNA and become darkly colored when stained?
chromosomes
What determines the upper limit of the size of a cell?
DNA
Comparing Cells - size and shape relate to what?
The cells size and shape relate to its function.
Explain why cells are vital for life?
Cells are what keeps us alive. they hold our DNA and our DNA is what tells us apart. the cells are protected by the cell wall in plants and cell membrane in animals.
What things limit cell size?
DNA, Diffusion, and Surface Area to Volume Ratio.
Why do all cells contain DNA Explain?
DNA is the blueprints of the cell. It will be like trying to write a book without anything to write about. The DNA tells the cell what to do by sending mRNA.
What happens to individual cells when an organism grows?
They divide and grow back to their normal size, so there are two cells of the same size with exactly the same DNA.
Does a cell increase in size and usually makes copies for its DNA?
True.When a cells size increases,it can't transfer enough nutrients throughout the cell if the cell size is big.So it makes copies of its DNA
Whats the same about eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells?
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are similar in which of the following ways?
What is a virus's one mission?
The virus's mission is to take over our body cells and use our DNA in the cells to reproduce the virus's own kind,so that it will not go extinct,but it makes us ill too, and after a while our cells die one by one as the DNA is being used to the limit by the virus.
Out of bacterial cells animal cells and plant cells which contain DNA?
Bacterial cells, animal cells, and plant cells all have DNA. DNA contains information for the cell on how to perform tasks. In plant and animal cells, DNA is contained in a nucleus, unlike bacterial cells where DNA is contained in a nucleoid.Hope this helped
What are the characteristics of cells?
Eukaryotic cells are, on average, ten times the size of prokaryotic cells.Genomic composition and lengthThe DNA of eukaryotes is much more complex and therefore much more extnsive than the DNA of prokaryotes.
Does DNA have cells?
no. Cells have DNA not the other way around
