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SA : Vol (cells)
Question | Answer |
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What is surface area? | Refers to the outside area of an object, e.g. it is the area around the. outside of a cell. |
What is the surface area to volume ratio? | The amount of surface area compared to volume (can be found by dividing SA by Vol). The smaller the object, the larger the SA:Vol. |
How does this affect exchange? | As a cell grows, its ability to exchange enough materials to support its increasing volume is diminished because the volume increases at a greater rate than the surface area. |
Why would a large cell be unable to support itself? | A large cell could not support itself because it would not have enough surface to absorb the nutrients required, and remove the wastes produced, for its large volume. |
What is volume | The amount of 3D space a substance or object occupies. |