Why is surface area to volume ratio important

for all cells?



a. a cell must be small enough to absorb small
molecules and atoms
b. if a cell has too small a surface area, the
surface to volume ratio will be too large
c. if a cell has too large a surface area to
volume ratio, the plasma membrane is not
sufficient to deal with the increased amount
of cytoplasm
d. surface area to volume ratios are only
important for small cells, like bacteria
e. more than one of these is correct


C

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