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Why cells are too small? Why are cells too many in number?

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Cells need to be small because they need a high ‘surface to volume’ ratio, which is good for exchanging materials between the inside and outside of cells.
The number of cells are too many so that we can have good rate of exhange of materials in our body as it is the fundamental unit of life.

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