Cell have a greater surface area to volume rations than a larger cell.
surface area/ volume. wider range of surface area to volume is better for cells.
If the cells are spherical, the surface area increases as the square of the radius while the volume increases as the cube of the radius. Therefore, as the cells become larger, their volumes increase much more rapidly than their surface areas. Conversely, as the cells become smaller, their volumes decrease much more rapidly that their areas and so the surface area to volume increase. With non-spherical cells the calculations are much more complex, but the general pattern still applies.
if the cell grows beyond a certain limit, not enough material will be able to cross the membrane fast enough to accommodate the increased cellular volume. When this happens, the cell must divide into smaller cells with favorable surface area/volume ratios, or cease to function. That is why cells are so small. That may be the effect but the question as worded is purely arithmetical. Surface area is proportional to the square of the linear dimensions; volume to the cube.
cell membrane
It increases.
Larger cells will have a greater surface area-to-volume.
If the smaller cells' total volume is at least that of the larger cell then the smaller cells have the greater surface area.
small cells have a greater surface-to-volume ratio than larger cells.
Cells are dependent on the ration between surface area and volume. as the cels get bigger the ratio decreases, meaning that the volume gets larger faster than does the surface area. they cant survive past a certain point, because the nutrients that permeate the membrane have a harder time diffusing throughout a larger volume with a comparatively smaller surface area. this is why cells divide: the volume splits in half, but the surface area stays the same.
Small cells have higher surface area to volume ratio than larger cells.
they have a greater surface-to-volume ratio
surface area/ volume. wider range of surface area to volume is better for cells.
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.
If the cells are spherical, the surface area increases as the square of the radius while the volume increases as the cube of the radius. Therefore, as the cells become larger, their volumes increase much more rapidly than their surface areas. Conversely, as the cells become smaller, their volumes decrease much more rapidly that their areas and so the surface area to volume increase. With non-spherical cells the calculations are much more complex, but the general pattern still applies.
B has smaller cells but more surface area than A.
surface area/ volume. wider range of surface area to volume is better for cells.
they need to fit in your body if they were bigger than they would not have room to fit in your body system...Cells are small because of the area around it and the volume. Cells are in the body.