the growth of a cell is limited by the ratio of ....?

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the growth of a cell is limited by the ratio of ....?

the ratio of what?

2007-01-28 07:18:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

2 answers

surface to volume ratio
surface must be big enough to take in required substances for inside. if the cell grows too big it will not have a big enough membrane to support its needs

2007-01-28 07:30:49 · answer #1 · answered by wesnaw1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

volume to surface area. A cell can only get so big before the surface of its membrane will no longer provide sufficient area for the cell's necessary ractions with its extracellular environment.

2007-01-28 15:41:51 · answer #2 · answered by Charleen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋