The important point is that the surface area to the volume ratio gets smaller as the cell gets larger and as volume increases, surface area to volume ratio decreases. The larger a cell, the less easily it can get rid of waste and it also has more trouble getting water, nutrients and gases in. That is why we do not see giant cells. Instead we see multiple cells in larger organisms.
One way to increase surface area is to flatten the cell. That is why red blood cells are flat discs, instead of spheres. Another way is elongation. That is why many bacteria are rod shaped, and why neurons are elongated. In fact, the human body relies on the same principle to adapt to climate. Long tall and lean folks with long arms and legs live in East Africa, because such shapes increase surface area to get rid of excess body heat to avoid heat strokes. Europeans and Asians adapted to cold climates, in contrast, have shorter arms and legs and rounder torsos to minimize surface area. to conserve body heat.
There are four phases to the cell cycle: G1, where the cell grows; S phase, where DNA is duplicated; G2, where the cell makes final preparations for cell division; and M phase, where the cell enters mitosis. Mitosis, or cell division, is only a small part of the cell cycle
The middle question is the nucleus, transcription takes place in the nucleus while translation happens in the cytoplasm
Lipids have no polymers.
A lipid is formed when a glyceral combines with one or more fatty acids.
