Over the course of evolutionary time, animal body sizes have gotten larger, yet cell sizes have not. Cells have stayed proportionally the same size to remain efficient, which is due to the fact that Group of answer choices larger cells would become limited by the ability to move materials across the plasma membrane. the inability of the nucleus to produce sufficient DNA for larger cells. limitations of the composition of the plasma membrane. both A and B if cells got larger, the demand for energy and raw materials would greatly increase.

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Alfredo Gates

4 August, 17:14

Over the course of evolutionary time, animal body sizes have gotten larger, yet cell sizes have not. Cells have stayed proportionally the same size to remain efficient, which is due to the fact that Group of answer choices larger cells would become limited by the ability to move materials across the plasma membrane. the inability of the nucleus to produce sufficient DNA for larger cells. limitations of the composition of the plasma membrane. both A and B if cells got larger, the demand for energy and raw materials would greatly increase.

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Bianca Todd · Answer 1

Answer: Larger cells would become limited by the ability to move materials across the plasma membrane.

Explanation:

The larger size of the cell will not aid in the movement of particles across plasma membrane.

Larger size of the cell will disrupt the membrane integrity of the cell which will will not move the materials across plasma membrane.

The smaller particles are moved across the membrane by diffusion and larger molecules will require membrane transporters.

Hence. cells should not be larger in size.