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Grade 12th pass9 grade science

When the cell is small, then____________________

Profile image of Harshit Singh
4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Jayesh Vashishtha
4 Years ago
Dear student,
 
A small cell has less volume than a larger cell and so the enzymes, proteins are able to work faster due to surface area: volume ratio. 
This causes things to move around a lot quicker in smaller cells than in larger cells and so are metabolically more active.
 
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