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What is the ideal cell size? +66 As you have observed, cells are small. Consider your little toe: it is made of about 2-3 billion cells! A newly-made cell will grow, but once it reaches a certain size it will divide to form two new cells rather than growing bigger. Why is this? Why aren’t you made of a few dozen, or a few hundred cells, instead of trillions? Why don’t single-celled organisms like amoebas and paramecia grow as big as a human? In this lab, we will investigate this question using model cells. Prelab Questions Contribued by What is the basic structure of a cel