Multiple Choice
An adipose cell gets larger as it stores more lipids but is limited in how large it can get.A major reason for this is that as it gets larger,
A) it is in danger of bursting.
B) it gets farther away from a blood supply.
C) its surface area-to-volume ratio decreases.
D) the surface area of its cell membrane gets smaller.
E) the amount of cytoplasm within the cell is diminished compared with the surface area of the cell.
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