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Probably so they are easier to repair. The problem that a cell has with growing larger is that the surface of the cell does not increase as rapidly as the volume of the cell. At the size of the largest cell, the surface area is so small relative to the volume that the cell is barely able to transpire. There are exceptions to the rule, though. The largest single cell is the slime mold plasmodium. It can be considered a single cell because their thousands of nuclei are not bounded by cell walls or membranes. Slime molds can grow to cover several square inches. They are able to transpire because of the way that their cytoplasm streams. They are the closest thing in nature to "The Blob".

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