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Why is the surface area of a cell so important in determining maximum cell size?
a. a very large cell needs very little surface area relative to its volume
b. a very small cell can't exchange material across its surface
c. a very large cell would need to exchange a very large amount of material with the external environment
d. a typical cell has more surface area than volume
e. all of the above
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