1. Why is surface area to volume ratio is important?
This is important because it is one of the factors that determines how quickly substances can diffuse into and out of the cell
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2. Which cells are more efficient at obtaining nutrients?
a. small b. medium c. large d. extra large cells
a. small
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3. The absorption of nutrients is determined by...
a. The cell's volume b. The cell's surface area
c. The cell's ribosomes d. The cell's DNA
b. The cell's surface area
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4. The amount of nutrients needed is determined by...
a. The cell's volume b. The cell's surface area
c. The cell's Rough ER d. The cell's Smooth ER
a. The cell's volume
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5. True or False: The larger a cell is, the more difficult it is for the cell to move enough nutrients and wastes across its cell membrane to maintain its normal functions.
True
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6. True or False: As a cell’s size increases, its ratio of surface area to volume decreases.
True
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7. What type of cell have membrane bound organelles?
eukaryotes
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8. What do you call a single-celled organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane -bound organelle .
prokaryote cell
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9. True or False: Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have a nucleus.
