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What are the advantages of higher proportion of surface area to volume?
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- A higher surface area will increase heat loss as more heat can be radiated.
- It may improve an object's ability to float on water.
- Increases drag or air resistance when an object is moving - this is why parachutes are used to slow people down when falling.
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How does a surface area of a solid vary with its volume?
Provided the shape remains similar, the surface varies as the 2/3 power of the volume. Or, to put it another way, the cube root of the volume varies directly as the square root of the surface area. Or, the square of the volume is in direct proportion to the cube of the area.
Does a flat worm or a cylindrical worm have a higher surface area to volume ratio?
Flatworms have a higher surface area/volume ratio compared to a cylindrical worm, this is one of the reasons for flatworms to have the structure they do.
Which cell has the greater surface area compared to its volume the large cell or one of the smaller cells?
A smaller cell has a higher surface area to volume ratio. A reason for this is volume is cubic (3D) and surface area is 2D so when surface area increases a little bit, the volume increases exponentially. And when the surface area shrinks a little bit, the volume decreases exponentially.
How can you obtain a cell's ratio of surface area to volume?
To obtain the ratio of surface area to volume, divide the surface area by the volume.
What is the relationship between surface area to volume ratio and the rate of diffusion?
The higher the ratio, the faster the rate of diffusion
How does a surface area of a solid vary with its volume?
Provided the shape remains similar, the surface varies as the 2/3 power of the volume. Or, to put it another way, the cube root of the volume varies directly as the square root of the surface area. Or, the square of the volume is in direct proportion to the cube of the area.
Does a flat worm or a cylindrical worm have a higher surface area to volume ratio?
Flatworms have a higher surface area/volume ratio compared to a cylindrical worm, this is one of the reasons for flatworms to have the structure they do.
How do you find the direct proportion between volume and surface area of a cube?
To tackle this you first need to know the equations for both volume and surface area. The surface area of a cube is 6x2 where x is the side length. The volume of the cube is x3. Thus x is the cube root of the volume. We can substitute this in to the surface area equation and say that the surface area of a cube is 6volume2/3 This can also be rearranged to say that the volume of the cube is (the surface area/6)1.5
What happens to a cell's ratio of surface area to volume as the volume increases more rapidly than its surface area?
As volume increases surface area increase, but the higher the volume the less surface area in the ratio. For example. A cube 1mmx1mmx1mm has volume of 1mm3 surface area of 6mm2 which is a ration of 1:6 and a cube of 2mmx2mmx2mm has a volume of 8mm3 and surface area of 24mm2 which is a ratio of 1:3.
Would a spherical protist or a cylindrical protist have a higher surface area to volume ratio?
A cylindrical protist has a higher surface are to volume ratio. This is because of the physical properties of spheres (some rather complicated math proves that spheres hold the most volume for their area).
Why do cactus plants have swollen stems?
Cactus plants grow in relatively arid climates, and they retain water more efficiently by having thicker structures with a higher proportion of volume to surface area than you would find in other types of plants.
Which sentence best describes these two models?
They have the same volume, B has more surface area.
Which cell has the greater surface area compared to its volume the large cell or one of the smaller cells?
A smaller cell has a higher surface area to volume ratio. A reason for this is volume is cubic (3D) and surface area is 2D so when surface area increases a little bit, the volume increases exponentially. And when the surface area shrinks a little bit, the volume decreases exponentially.
Is a higher surface area to volume ratio is more efficient for cellular activity?
Yes
Which sentence best describes these two models A. Model B has a larger volume. B. Model A has a larger surface area. C. Model B has a higher ratio of surface area to volume. D. Model A has a higher ra?
A.S.Apex :)
How does the surface area to volume ratio change as the cell size increases?
It decreases. As the dimensions increase by a number, the surface area increases by the same number to the power of 2, but the volume increases by the same number to the power of 3, meaning that the volume increases faster than the surface area.
How does surface area affect decomposition rate?
The rate of combustion directly proportional to the surface area of combining naterials
