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A student was asked the following question on her biology final exam

question : how do organisms grow in size
her answer : “organisms grow in size when the cells within the organism grow larger. As the cells grow larger the organism grows larger as well
Explain why her answer is not correct then explain how she should have answered the question

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The cell can grow large but not the organisms. Once the cell is growing the organisms grow smaller. I think hope it correct
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