Surface Area to Volume

What is the relationship between metabolic rate and surface area to volume ratio?

• Higher surface area to volume ratio leads to higher metabolic rate

• Higher surface area to volume ratio leads to lower metabolic rate

• Lower surface area to volume ratio leads to higher metabolic rate

• Lower surface area to volume ratio leads to lower metabolic rate

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What is the surface area to volume ratio of a cube with the same volume as another cube but with larger surface area?

• 1.2

• 2.5

• 4.0

• 6.0

How does the shape of the desert hare's ears help with evaporative cooling?

• It increases the surface area for evaporative cooling

• It decreases the surface area for evaporative cooling

• It increases the volume for evaporative cooling

• It decreases the volume for evaporative cooling

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Why do elephants have a slower metabolic rate compared to mice?

• Because elephants have a larger surface area to volume ratio

• Because elephants have a smaller surface area to volume ratio

• Because mice have a larger surface area to volume ratio

• Because mice have a smaller surface area to volume ratio

Why does the snowshoe hare have a more compact body shape compared to the desert hare?

• To increase the surface area for evaporative cooling

• To decrease the surface area for evaporative cooling

• To increase the volume for evaporative cooling

• To decrease the volume for evaporative cooling

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Which cube would have a larger Surface area to Volume Ratio

• .5 nm^3

• .25 nm^3

• 3 nm^3

• 25 nm^3

What is the Surface Area to Volume Ratio (SA:V) important for?

• Limiting the exchange of materials with the environment

• Increasing the cell's energy production

• Enhancing the cell's structural integrity

• Reducing the cell's metabolic rate

Why can't cells grow indefinitely?

• Because they run out of nutrients

• Due to lack of space in the organism

• Because of the surface area to volume ratio

• Due to limitations in genetic material

What is the function of microvilli on some cells?

• To store excess nutrients

• To decrease the cell's volume

• To increase surface area for absorption or secretion

• To protect the cell from pathogens

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What is the significance of the surface area to volume ratio in cells?

• It limits the exchange of materials with the environment

• It increases the cell's energy production

• It enhances the cell's structural integrity

• It reduces the cell's metabolic rate