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I'm a high school student in AP Biology, and we are learning about how cells can absorb nutrients they need through the plasma membrane, as well as break down glucose into ATP for use.
So why do cells (and organisms, for that matter) all of the sudden... Die? Why can't the cell just keep diffusing oxygen, absorbing glucose and other organic molecules, and continue doing this forever? What causes the cell to stop these processes and quit working?
So why do cells (and organisms, for that matter) all of the sudden... Die? Why can't the cell just keep diffusing oxygen, absorbing glucose and other organic molecules, and continue doing this forever? What causes the cell to stop these processes and quit working?