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What is the advantage of a cell that has a large surface-to-volume ratio?

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Large surface areas means more of something can pass through it at a particular time. In the cells, if the surface area is large then the diffusion rate is very fast in like amoeba and they can easily obtain oxygen and other important molecules due to this adaptation.
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