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Which property increases faster as cell size increases?
Which property increases faster as cell size increases?
- Surface area
- Ratio of surface area to volume
- Both increase at the same rate
- Volume (correct)
In a large cell, how does the surface area to volume ratio compare to that of a small cell?
In a large cell, how does the surface area to volume ratio compare to that of a small cell?
- It decreases (correct)
- It increases
- It fluctuates
- It remains the same
What is the relationship between surface area and volume in a small cell?
What is the relationship between surface area and volume in a small cell?
- Surface area exceeds volume (correct)
- Volume exceeds surface area
- They are equal
- None of the above
How does the efficiency of material transfer compare between a small and a large cell?
How does the efficiency of material transfer compare between a small and a large cell?
What is the impact of increasing cell size on the balance between surface area and volume?
What is the impact of increasing cell size on the balance between surface area and volume?
Why are cells limited in size?
Why are cells limited in size?
What does the Cell Theory state?
What does the Cell Theory state?
Which component is at the center of every cell?
Which component is at the center of every cell?
How is a cell's surface area calculated?
How is a cell's surface area calculated?
What happens to a cell's surface area as its size increases?
What happens to a cell's surface area as its size increases?
Why is it important for a cell to have a high surface area to volume ratio?
Why is it important for a cell to have a high surface area to volume ratio?
What is the significance of the mid-seventeenth century in relation to the discovery of cells?
What is the significance of the mid-seventeenth century in relation to the discovery of cells?
Who was the first to observe and describe unicellular organisms?
Who was the first to observe and describe unicellular organisms?
What did Robert Hooke observe when examining a piece of cork under a microscope?
What did Robert Hooke observe when examining a piece of cork under a microscope?
How did advances in microscopy contribute to the Cell Theory?
How did advances in microscopy contribute to the Cell Theory?
What does the Cell Theory state regarding cell origins?
What does the Cell Theory state regarding cell origins?
What defines an organism as multicellular?
What defines an organism as multicellular?
