Question

@GirlByte The size to which a cell can grow is limited by its -

Answer 1

Three main limits to cell size:
1. Diffusion is too slow to move materials into the interior and out of the interior of a large cell.
2. DNA can't be copied quickly enough to handle all the protein synthesis needs of a large cell.
3. The larger the cell gets, the smaller the surface area to volume ratio becomes. This means that the cell has too much material inside to be served by the amount of plasma membrane that surrounds it. The plasma membrane has to handle all the materials coming in and going out. If the cell is too big, it's like having too many people in a gymnasium with too few doors. It's not going to work.

Answer 2

So could I say that it's defined by surface area to volume ratio and partly because of function?

Answer 3

Yep

Answer 4

Alright, thank you very much.

Answer 5

@GirlByte I have another question, I'm reviewing for my test, and the question says:

Polar Molecules such as water have -

Answer 6

charge separation / dipoles ?