Compared with a smaller cell, a larger cell of the same shape has _____
A) less surface area
B) less surface area per unit of volume
C) the same surface-area-to-volume ratio
D) a smaller average distance between its mitochondria and the external source of oxygen
E) a smaller cytoplasm-to-nucleus ratio
Answer: B
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