Front

What determines the rate of nutrients and waste are exchanged from the cell and the environment?

Back

surface area to volume ratio

Front

Which cells are more efficient at obtaining nutrients? Options: Small Cells, Medium Size Cells, Large Cells, X-Large Cells

Back

Small Cells

Front

What determines the absorption of nutrients in a cell?

Back

The cell's surface area

Front

The amount of nutrients needed is determined by...

Back

The cell's volume

Front

What does not grow with the cell? Options: DNA, Vacoules, Mitochondria, None of the above

Back

DNA

Front

Which type of cell will make greater demands for DNA?

Back

large cell

Front

As a cell becomes larger, its surface area and volume change. Which increases faster?

Back

Volume increases faster than its surface area.

Front

The larger a cell is, the more difficult it is for the cell to move enough nutrients and wastes across its cell membrane to maintain its normal functions.

Back

True

Front

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

Back

True

Front

The rate at which wastes are produced by a cell partially depends on the cell’s

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volume