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The Fundamental Unit of Life — Science STD 9 — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceThe Fundamental Unit of Life1 Mark
Question
When the cell is small, then____________________?
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Answer

  1. It will be metabolically more active.
Explanation:
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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