Question

you are much larger now than you were as a baby. what happened to the cells in your body as you developed from a baby into a young adult? (ms - ls3 - 2; hs - ls1 - 4) my cells did not grow, but the number of cells in my body has increased because every time i ate food, i absorbed the cells in that food. my cells got bigger, but the number of cells in my body has been constant since birth. my cells grew and divided to make more cells that were similar in size as the original cells. this kept repeating and as more and more cells accumulated, i grew.

Explanation:

As organisms grow from baby to adult, cells grow and divide via processes like mitosis to increase cell - number. Food provides nutrients for growth, not whole cells. Cell number isn't constant.

Answer:

My cells grew and divided to make more cells that were similar in size as the original cells. This kept repeating and as more and more cells accumulated, I grew.