All organisms grow due to the growth in size and increase in the number of _______.

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All organisms grow due to the growth in size and increase in the number of cells. Cells are the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, typically microscopic and consisting of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane.

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