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the cell surface will grow along with the cell.
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What happens to cells as organisms grow?
individual cells grows in size, but there are limits to the size that cells can reach. cells need a high ratio of surface area to volume in order to function. as a cell grows, that ratio decreases. when the cell divides into two smaller cells, the ratio of surface area to volume for each cell increases.
What does a cell need to do to increase its surface area?
To increase surface area, a cell will have to grow. But most cells have restraints that interfere with too much growth. Only cancer cells don't bide by the rules.
What happens to a cell ratio of surface area to volume as the cells volume increases more rapidly than its surface are?
The cell's ratio of surface area to volume would decrease. However, this scenario is extremely unlikely.
Why are groups of a small cells better than one large cell at moving material in and out?
they have a greater surface-to-volume ratio
Which has the greater surface area one large cell or 27 smaller cells?
If the smaller cells' total volume is at least that of the larger cell then the smaller cells have the greater surface area.
What happens to cells as organisms grow?
individual cells grows in size, but there are limits to the size that cells can reach. cells need a high ratio of surface area to volume in order to function. as a cell grows, that ratio decreases. when the cell divides into two smaller cells, the ratio of surface area to volume for each cell increases.
What happens to the surface area volume ratio of you increase the volume of a cell?
The important point is that the surface area to the volume ratio gets smaller as the cell gets larger.Thus, if the cell grows beyond a certain limit, not enough material will be able to cross the membranefast enough to accommodate the increased cellular volume.When this happens, the cell must divide into smaller cells with favorable surface area/volume ratios, or cease to function.That is why cells are so small.
What happens to a cells surface area to volume ratio as it gets smaller?
It increases.
What does a cell need to do to increase its surface area?
To increase surface area, a cell will have to grow. But most cells have restraints that interfere with too much growth. Only cancer cells don't bide by the rules.
Explain the relationship between cell surface area and volume as a cell grows larger?
As the volume of a cell grows, the surface area grows but not as quickly.
What happens to the relationship between the surface area and volume of the cell as it gets larger?
if the cell grows beyond a certain limit, not enough material will be able to cross the membrane fast enough to accommodate the increased cellular volume. When this happens, the cell must divide into smaller cells with favorable surface area/volume ratios, or cease to function. That is why cells are so small. That may be the effect but the question as worded is purely arithmetical. Surface area is proportional to the square of the linear dimensions; volume to the cube.
What happens to a cell ratio of surface area to volume as the cells volume increases rapidly than its surface area?
The cell's ratio of surface area to volume would decrease if its volume increases more rapidly than its surface area.
How does a cell's ratio of surface area to volume change as the cell grows larger?
As the cell grows larger the ratio of surface area to volume increases. Larger cell = more volume for the amount surface area.
What happens to a cell ratio of surface area to volume as the cells volume increases more rapidly than its surface are?
The cell's ratio of surface area to volume would decrease. However, this scenario is extremely unlikely.
Why can't cells grow to enormous sizes?
Because the volume grows faster then the surface area. And it can cause serious problems like the cell dieing of starvation.
What does a cell's surface area to volume ratio effect?
As a cell grows bigger, its internal volume enlarges and the cell membrane expands. Unfortunately, the volume increases more rapidly than does the surface area, and so the relative amount of surface area available to pass materials to a unit volume of the cell steadily decreases.Finally, at some point, there is just enough surface available to service all the interior; if it is to survive, the cell must stop growing.The important point is that the surface area to the volume ratio gets smaller as the cell gets larger.Thus, if the cell grows beyond a certain limit, not enough material will be able to cross the membrane fast enough to accommodate the increased cellular volume.When this happens, the cell must divide into smaller cells with favorable surface area/volume ratios, or cease to function.That is why cells are so small.
How does cell's ratio of surface area to volume change as the cell grows larger?
because it has the surface area of volume
