http://easybrains.com/why-would-it-be-sometimes-beneficial-for-cells-to-increase-metabolism-without-any-growth/ You can do it! Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:16:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://easybrains.com/why-would-it-be-sometimes-beneficial-for-cells-to-increase-metabolism-without-any-growth/#comment-486 Yaybob Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:10:56 +0000 http://easybrains.com/why-would-it-be-sometimes-beneficial-for-cells-to-increase-metabolism-without-any-growth/#comment-486 Because if it grows, its metabolic needs increase. Its purpose for increasing metabolism may be to generate more ATP (energy) for a particular process. But if it grew in size, that would eat into the amount of extra energy produced that would be available for whatever that original need was. Because if it grows, its metabolic needs increase. Its purpose for increasing metabolism may be to generate more ATP (energy) for a particular process. But if it grew in size, that would eat into the amount of extra energy produced that would be available for whatever that original need was.

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