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the surface area to volume ratio is SA divided by volume. Why it works like this i dont know but it is good for cells to have a high SA and and low volume is becuse nutirents have plenty of room to diffuse into the cell and the organelles in the cell always have substrates to work on, increasing the efficiency of the cell

2007-03-10 11:48:28 · answer #1 · answered by rick JAMES 4 · 0 0

Think of a box that is 4 cm on each edge.
Its surface area is 6 sides * 16 cm^2 per side = 96 cm^2.
Its volume is (4 cm)^3 = 64 cm^3

Now think of a smaller box that is 1 cm on each edge.
Its surface area is 6 sides * 1 cm^2 per side = 6 cm^2.
Its volume is (1 cm)^3 = 1 cm^3

The ratio of surface area to volume in the 6 cm box was
96:64 (Reduce this to 3:2)
The ratio of surface area to volume in the smaller 1 cm box was 6:1.

6:1 is a larger surface area to volume ratio than 3:2.

2007-03-10 18:41:44 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0 0

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