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How does having a larger surface area allow more nutrients to enter the cell?

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Due to the larger surface, it allows double the amount of nutirents to enter the cell. The higher the surface area to volume ratio they have, the more effective this process can be.

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Smaller single-celled organisms have a high surface area to volume ratio, which allows them to rely on oxygen and material diffusing into the cell (and wastes diffusing out) in order to survive. The higher the surface area to volume ratio they have, the more effective this process can be.

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