OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
CELL BIOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which ratio limits the size of cells?
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The rate of metabolism to mass
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The surface area to volume
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The mass to volume
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The volume to surface area
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The surface area to volume ratio (SA:V) limits cell size because the bigger the cell gets, the less surface area it has for its size.
Detailed explanation-2: -What limits cell sizes and growth rates? Cell growth is limited by rates of protein synthesis, by the folding rates of its slowest proteins, and-for large cells-by the rates of its protein diffusion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Seeing that the surface area to volume ratio of cells generally decreases as cells get larger, making the exchange of resources, waster and heat more and more difficult.
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