Surface Area to Volume Ratio

Which cells are more efficient at obtaining nutrients?

• Small Cells

• Medium Size Cells

• Large Cells

• X-Large Cells

Which cells are more efficient at obtaining nutrients?

• Small Cells

• Medium Size Cells

• Large Cells

• X-Large Cells

The absorption of nutrients is determined by...

• The cell's volume

• The cell's surface area

• The cell's ribosomes

• The cell's DNA

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As a cell’s size increases, its ratio of surface area to volume decreases.

• True

• False

As a cell becomes larger, its

• surface area increases faster than its volume.

• volume increases faster than its surface area

How can surface area (SA) be increased?

• Grow larger

• Divide into smaller pieces

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Based on the data, which of these best describes why cells divide when they reach a certain size?

• The surface area-to-volume ratio of a cell remains constant during growth.

• The surface area of a cell increases more than its volume during growth.

• The volume of a cell increases more than its surface area during growth.

• The volume of a cell increases as the surface area decreases during growth.

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Why do cells divide?

• to maintain the optimal surface-area to volume ratio

• to increase cellular omnipotence

• because outside forces tell them to

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Place the following shapes in order of SMALLEST to LARGEST SA:V ratio.You shouldn't have to do math here

• A

• B

• D

• C

Which of the following shapes has the highest surface area to volume ratio?

• Sphere

• Cube

• Cylinder

• Thin Sheet