Growth in Living Things

From one cell to complex organisms

● Growing

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Sunflower seedling

Simulation speed1×

☀️ Light75%

💧 Water70%

🌡️ Temperature25°C

↔ Root space80%

The least available requirement becomes the limiting factor.

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Seedstage

Growth rate0%

━━ size ━━ cell count

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Starting size8%

Living things grow by increasing cell number, cell size, or dry mass. Development is a change in form or function and often happens alongside growth.

Cell division: one cell produces daughter cells.
Differentiation: cells become specialized.
Logistic growth: rapid growth slows near a limit.
Exponential growth: a population multiplies by a constant proportion when resources are abundant.
Metamorphosis: major developmental change between life stages.

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