Biology: Concepts and Investigations
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780078024207
Author: Mariëlle Hoefnagels Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 8WIO
Which cell in figure 3.31 has the highest ratio of surface area to volume? Explain your answer.
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The physical characteristics of a cell influence how it functions. For example, the surface area and volume
of a cell affect how efficiently waste is removed from the cell via diffusion.
The table below shows data for four different cuboidal cells.
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Cell A
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Cell B
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Cell D
Surface area of a cube: A = 6s2
Volume of a cube: V = s3
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Why are cells small? What is the benefit of having greater surface-area-to-volume ratios?
As cell size ____________ , the surface area increases and the surface-area-to-volume ratio ____________ .
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Chapter 3 Solutions
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Ch. 3.1 - Why are cells, not atoms, the basic units of life?Ch. 3.1 - How have microscopes advanced the study of cells?Ch. 3.1 - What are the original components of the cell...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 4MCCh. 3.1 - Which molecules and structures occur in all cells?Ch. 3.1 - Describe adaptations that increase the ratio of...Ch. 3.2 - How do prokaryotic cells differ from eukaryotic...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 2MCCh. 3.2 - What is the relationship between cells and...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 1MC
Ch. 3.3 - How does the chemical structure of phospholipids...Ch. 3.3 - Where in the cell do phospholipid bilayers occur?Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 4MCCh. 3.4 - Prob. 1MCCh. 3.4 - Prob. 2MCCh. 3.4 - What is the function of the nucleus and its...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 4MCCh. 3.4 - Which organelle houses the reactions that extract...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 6MCCh. 3.4 - Prob. 7MCCh. 3.5 - Prob. 1MCCh. 3.5 - Prob. 2MCCh. 3.5 - Prob. 3MCCh. 3.6 - Prob. 1MCCh. 3.6 - Prob. 2MCCh. 3.6 - Prob. 3MCCh. 3.7 - Prob. 1MCCh. 3.7 - Prob. 2MCCh. 3 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 3 - One property that distinguishes cells in domain...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 3 - Which of the following organelles are associated...Ch. 3 - Within a single cell, which of the following is...Ch. 3 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 3 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 3 - Prob. 1WIOCh. 3 - List the features that all cells share; then name...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3WIOCh. 3 - If a eukaryotic cell is like a house, how is a...Ch. 3 - Prob. 5WIOCh. 3 - Prob. 6WIOCh. 3 - Rank the following in order from smallest to...Ch. 3 - Which cell in figure 3.31 has the highest ratio of...Ch. 3 - What advantages does compartmentalization confer...Ch. 3 - Prob. 10WIOCh. 3 - Prob. 11WIOCh. 3 - Prob. 12WIOCh. 3 - Imagine that you found a cell that releases many...Ch. 3 - How does the cytoskeleton interact with other...Ch. 3 - Prob. 15WIOCh. 3 - Prob. 16WIOCh. 3 - Review the Survey the Landscape figure in the...Ch. 3 - How might you connect the terms proteins and...Ch. 3 - Add the three main components of the cytoskeleton...Ch. 3 - Prob. 4PITCh. 3 - Adel chloroplast, lysosome, and vacuole to this...Ch. 3 - Prob. 6PIT
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