Why do some plants grow faster than others?

I put 3 cheese seeds in to germinate a week ago, one sprouted overnight and I let it get about 1/2 inch long then put it in a jiffy pot...and it seems to be doing well...the other 2 seeds have not even split open yet? Same time I germinated a few bag seeds and one plant about 6 days old in 4 inches tall, the rest are just sprouts still...That plant has very wide leaves...I don't have another plant like it...so I'm eagerly watching it...

Males are usually taller.

Yes but the one who aren't usually have the Napolean Complex

varying conditions. Some seeds can take a week or more to sprout. The rate of growth depends on lighting, soil, temperature, strain, and part of the world the strain originates from.

They're like kids is all.......
Not all grow the same speed or mature at the same pace.

Why is the sky blue? Such is life.