Answer:
D. All of the above
Explanation:
Just as when we grow and need more food and energy so does a cell. when a cell is growing there is more of it that can be utilized putting more stress on the DNA to code whatever it needs. The bigger the cell is the denser and thicker the cell membrane gets making it harder for materials to work its way in and out of the cell.
The total number of base pairs is equal to the number of nucleotides in one of the strands (each nucleotide consists of a base pair, a deoxyribose sugar, and a phosphate group).
