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What happens to the ratio of surface area to volume as the cell increases without the without the cell changing shape

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The important point is that the surface area to the volume ratio gets smaller as the cell gets larger. Thus, if the cellgrows beyond a certain limit, not enough material will be able to cross the membrane fast enough to accommodate theincreased cellular volume.

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