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Unformatted text preview: 10.1 assessment . The larger 0 cell becomes, the more
demands it places on its DNA and the more trouble it has moving enough
nutrients and wastes across the cell membrane. .As a cell grows, its surface area-to-volume ratio decreases. .As a cell's volume grows, its membrane needs more and more surface area to
bring nutrients, oxggen, and water into the cell and move waste out. The cell’s
surface area-to-volume ratio shows how much area is available to move
materials in and out of the cell compared to the cell's volume. .Asexual reproduction is the production of offspring from onlg one parent.
Sexual reproduction is the production of offSpring from two parents. . Most animals and plants reproduce sexuallg, as do some single-celled
organisms. .Asexual reproduction occurs rapidly, enabling a population to increase rapidlg;
however, the offspring are geneticallg identical and may not survive a change in
the environment. Sexual reproduction takes longer, so a population does not grow
fast; however, the offspring have a mix of genetic material from. two parents that
might help the population survive if the environment changes. ...
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