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Is the surface-area-to-volume ratio of a small cell less than that of a larger cell?
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∙ 14y ago
As a cell becomes larger the surface area to volume ratio gets smaller. The volume increases by the square of the surface area. That is the main reason that one celled organisms are small.
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How will surface area to volume ratios of a small cell compare to those of a large cell?
A small cell will have a larger surface-to-volume ratio.
As a cell gets larger its surface area to volume ratio?
... will decrease.
What is the relationship between the surface area to volume ratio of a cell and its size?
The larger the surface area to volume ratio of a cell, the smaller its size (and vice versa).
Is true that small cells have larger surface area to volume rations than do larger cells?
Cell have a greater surface area to volume rations than a larger cell.
What is the relationship between the length of a side and the surface area-to-volume ratio of a cell?
As size increases, the s/v ratio decreases-- the s/v ratio of a cubic cell 1mm on a side is 6, but the s/v ratio of a cubic cell 3mm on a side is only 2.
How will surface area to volume ratios of a small cell compare to those of a large cell?
A small cell will have a larger surface-to-volume ratio.
Is the surface-area-to-volume ratio of a small cell greater than that of a larger cell?
yes a cow is the size of a small air balloon
How does a cell's ratio of surface area to volume change as the cell grows larger?
As the cell grows larger the ratio of surface area to volume increases. Larger cell = more volume for the amount surface area.
As a cell gets larger its surface area to volume ratio?
... will decrease.
Why are metabolically active cells limited to very small sizes?
They are more metabolically acitve then larger cells because they have a smaller surface area to volume ratio then the larger cells which means the enzymes and proteins can move around faster and this makes the cell metabolically active.
Which statements about the ratio of cell surface area to cell volume is are correct?
Larger cells will have a greater surface area-to-volume.
What is the relationship between the surface area to volume ratio of a cell and its size?
The larger the surface area to volume ratio of a cell, the smaller its size (and vice versa).
What happens to the surface area to volume ratio when folds are made in a cell's outer membrane?
The surface area to volume ratio will increase
How does cell's ratio of surface area to volume change as the cell grows larger?
because it has the surface area of volume
What Limits Most Cells to a Very Small Cell?
The surface area-to-volume ratio of the cell.
How does a cell's ratio of surface area to volume change as the cell grews large?
It will decrease. In a larger cell, you have less surface area per volume.
Why is it helpful for cells to divide?
The larger a cell becomes, the more demands it places on its DNA . It also becomes more difficult for the cell to move nutrients and oxygen in, and waste products out. The ratio of surface area to volume becomes too small.
