The ratio of surface area to volume increases.
The area of a sphere is proportional to its radius squared. Volume is proportional to radius cubed. As the radius increases, the volume increases more than the surface area. As the radius decreases, the volume decreases more than the surface area, so the ratio of surface area to volume increases.
It generally decreases.
As a cell grows, its volume increases as does its surface area. However, the ratio of surface area to volume decreases.
The ratio decreases.
The ratio decreases.
it decreases
it decreases
The surface area-to-volume ratio.
The surface area to volume ratio decreases - assuming the shape remains similar.
Surface ratio is squared while the volume ratio is cubed.
What happens to a cells surface area to volume ratio as it increases in size?
decreases i believe(:
The larger the cell, the smaller the ratio of surface area to volume.