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As a cell grows, what happens to its surface area to volume ratio? (hint: think of a balloon being blown up). how does this ratio change with respect to cell division?

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The surface area to volume ratio of the cell decreases.
This decrease is due to the fact that the volume of the cell increases at a greater rate than the surface surrounding the cell, the cell membrane, increases. This change is also visible when we are blowing up a balloon. 

When considering the cell division, the ratio remains roughly the same. It is advantageous for the cell to preserve its surface area to volume ratio, since a higher ratio means that substances are able to diffuse into and out of the cell at a fairly higher rate. 

Cells are the living entity that grows, reproduces, and divides. The growth of cell causes its volume to increase at a greater rate than its surface area. The SA:V ratio decreases when the volume of cell increases.

SA:V ratio is defined as the ratio between surface area exposed to surrounding relative to its body's volume. When the cell increases its volume, the SA:V ratio decreases, because the volume of the cell increases at faster rate than the surface surrounding the cell.

Cell division is:

  • It is the process in which parent divides to form daughter cells.
  • The cell division can be mitotic or meiotic.

The cell division have roughly same SA:V ratio. The ratio is advantageous because the cell can preserve its surface area to volume ratio. The high ratio indicates that cell can diffuse more substances in and out of the cell at higher rate.

To know more about surface area and volume ratio, refer to the following link;

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