I believe that the basic unit of structure and function in protists and monerans is the cell. This is because cells are basic unit of structure and function of all living things. A cell is the smallest unit of life, it is the basic membrane-bound unit that contains the fundamental molecules of life and of which all living things are composed.
<span>Answer: There would be more cellular damage
from harmful products of the light reactions of photosynthesis.</span>
<span>Photorespiration
is a light dependent reaction that uptake molecular oxygen and release of
carbon dioxide from organic compund. Photorespiration is linked to
photosynthesis by ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase. However, consequence of mutation in plant due to
photorespiration deficiency will result into </span>more cellular damage from harmful products of the light
reactions of photosynthesis.
This has to do with SURFACE TO VOLUME RATIO. For a typical small cell, its surface area to the volume ratio get smaller as the cell grows. This implies that, if the cell grows beyond a certain limit, then the amount of nutrients that entered the cell will be limited, that is , nutrients will not be able to migrate into the cell as needed. To avoid this, the cell has to divide to reduce its surface to volume ratio.<span />
