The important point is that the surface area to the volume ratio gets smaller as the cell gets larger and as volume increases, surface area to volume ratio decreases. The larger a cell, the less easily it can get rid of waste and it also has more trouble getting water, nutrients and gases in. That is why we do not see giant cells. Instead we see multiple cells in larger organisms.
One way to increase surface area is to flatten the cell. That is why red blood cells are flat discs, instead of spheres. Another way is elongation. That is why many bacteria are rod shaped, and why neurons are elongated. In fact, the human body relies on the same principle to adapt to climate. Long tall and lean folks with long arms and legs live in East Africa, because such shapes increase surface area to get rid of excess body heat to avoid heat strokes. Europeans and Asians adapted to cold climates, in contrast, have shorter arms and legs and rounder torsos to minimize surface area. to conserve body heat.
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A. Instructions for protein synthesis and cell reproduction; contains genetic information - <u>Nucleus </u>
B. Intracellular compartment forms transport vesicles; participates in lipid synthesis and synthesis of membrane or secreted proteins - <u>Endoplasmic reticulum</u>
C. Packages proteins for export from cell; forms secretory vesicle -<u> Golgi apparatus.</u>
D. Digest worn-out organelles and cell debris; digest material taken up by endocytosis -<u> lysosomes</u>
E. ""Power plants"" of the cell; sites of oxidative metabolism - <u>Mitochondria</u>
F. Sites of photosynthesis<u> - chloroplasts</u>
G. Regulates water levels in plant cells <u>- vacuole</u>
H. Used in break down of fats and contains the enzyme catalase - <u>peroxisome</u>
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Active transport is usually associated with accumulating high concentrations of molecules that the cell needs, such as ions, glucose and amino acids. Examples of active transport include the uptake of glucose in the intestines in humans and the uptake of mineral ions into root hair cells of plants.
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a) protons b) neutrons c) electrons d) +1 e) nucleus f) -1 g) atomic number h) mass number
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