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What happens to a cells surface area to volume ratio as it gets smaller?
It increases.
Do Cells divide when their surface area of a cell becomes too great?
yes you doorknob
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 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 do you find the height of a cylinder if you have the circumference and the surface area?
you divide the surface area by the circumference.
