Question 1
The following shows an electron micrograph of a liver cell.
Outline the significance of the relationship between the surface area and volume of a cell.
The following shows an electron micrograph of a liver cell.
Outline the significance of the relationship between the surface area and volume of a cell.
the greater the volume the smaller the ratio of surface area to volume;
rate of production of heat/waste/carbon dioxide/oxygen consumption is a function of its volume;
smaller cells are more efficient at exchanging materials / rate of exchange of heat/waste/nutrients is a function of its surface;
ratio limits the size of a cell;