As the organism grows larger what happens to its surface area, volume and surface area to volume ratio

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Lena Nichols

6 August, 20:55

As the organism grows larger what happens to its surface area, volume and surface area to volume ratio

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Thus, if the cell grows beyond a certain limit, not enough material will be able to cross the membrane fast enough to accommodate the increased cellular volume. When this happens, the cell must divide into smaller cells with favorable surface area/volume ratios, or cease to function.