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What happens to a cells surface area to volume ratio as it gets smaller?
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It increases.
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Do cells divide to have a smaller surface area?
No. In fact, if they retain their combined volume, their surface area would increase.
what Plant cells often have smaller surface-to-volume ratios than animal cells. How do the plant cells overcome this issue?
Plant cells overcome the issue of smaller surface-to-volume ratios with the help of the central vacuole. The vacuole pushes the organelles and other cellular materials toward the outer edges of the cell
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.
What happens to the relationship between the surface area and volume of the cell as it gets larger?
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.
Why do smaller cells have a greater surface area to volume ratio?
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.
Which has the greater surface area one large cell or 27 smaller cells?
If the smaller cells' total volume is at least that of the larger cell then the smaller cells have the greater surface area.
What happens to the surface area volume ratio of you increase the volume of a cell?
The important point is that the surface area to the volume ratio gets smaller as the cell gets larger.Thus, if the cell grows beyond a certain limit, not enough material will be able to cross the membranefast 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.
Why are groups of a small cells better than one large cell at moving material in and out?
they have a greater surface-to-volume ratio
Do cells divide to have a smaller surface area?
No. In fact, if they retain their combined volume, their surface area would increase.
what Plant cells often have smaller surface-to-volume ratios than animal cells. How do the plant cells overcome this issue?
Plant cells overcome the issue of smaller surface-to-volume ratios with the help of the central vacuole. The vacuole pushes the organelles and other cellular materials toward the outer edges of the cell
What happens to a cell ratio of surface area to volume as the cells volume increases rapidly than its surface area?
The cell's ratio of surface area to volume would decrease if its volume increases more rapidly than its surface area.
What happens to the relationship between the surface area and volume of the cell as it gets larger?
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.
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.
Why cells are mostly so small?
Actually, some are large enough to be seen without a microscope. The important point is that the surface area to the volume ratio gets smaller as the cell gets larger.If the cell grows beyond a certain limit, not enough material will be able to cross the membranefast 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.
What happens to cells as organisms grow?
individual cells grows in size, but there are limits to the size that cells can reach. cells need a high ratio of surface area to volume in order to function. as a cell grows, that ratio decreases. when the cell divides into two smaller cells, the ratio of surface area to volume for each cell increases.
Why do smaller cells have a greater surface area to volume ratio?
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.
What happens to a cell ratio of surface area to volume as the cells volume increases more rapidly than its surface are?
The cell's ratio of surface area to volume would decrease. However, this scenario is extremely unlikely.
