Do you think the cells of an Elephant would be larger than the cells of a Rat- Explain briefly-

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The cell size is independent of the size of the organism- The cell size of a Rat and that of an Elephant are more or less the same- However- what varies is-xA0-the number of cells- The number of cells in a large organism such as Elephant is much more compared to-xA0-a smaller organism such as a Rat-

Do you think the cells of an Elephant would be larger than the cells of a Rat? Explain briefly.

The cell size is independent of the size of the organism. The cell size of a Rat and that of an Elephant are more or less the same. However, what varies is the number of cells. The number of cells in a large organism such as Elephant is much more compared to a smaller organism such as a Rat.