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i)
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Try to give the formula for computing the following data about the cell models when the length
of one side equals "s" :
2.
This is the data you will need to analyse and from which to make conclusions:
Surface
area of one
face
(mm2)
Total
surface
area of cell
(mm2)
Volume of
cell
(mm3)
Distance
from centre
of cell to
edge (mm)
Weight of
cell when
filled with
sand (gms)
100
600
1000
1.7
400
2400
8000
10
13.4
900
5400
27000
15
41.1
1600
9600
64000
20
103.5
Cell
3.
Calculate the data above for each cell and complete the table. The smallest cell has s =1 unit,
and the largest cell has s = 4 units.
4.
Using a balance, find the weight of each sand-filled cell in grams and record this.
5.
Now you need to complete another table with the following calculated data:
Cell 1 - 1 Units
600:1000
600:1.7
Cell 2 - 2 Units
2400:8000
2400:13.4
Cell 3 - 3 Units
Cell 4 - 4 Units
6.
5400:27000
5400:41.1
9600:64000
9600:103.5
Anything that the cell takes in, like oxygen and food, or lets out, such as carbon dioxide, must
go through the cell membrane. Which measurement of the cells best represents how much cell
membrane the models have?
..............The best measurement is cell size 1................................................................................
7.
The cell contents, nucleus and cytoplasm, use the oxygen and food while producing the waste.
Which two measurements best represent the cell content?
......................................................cell sizes 1 and 2...............................................................
8.
As the cell grows larger and gets more cell content, will it need more or less cell membrane to
survive?
...... It will need more cell membrane to survive.............................................................
9.
As the cell grows larger, does the Total Surface Area-to-Volume Ratio get larger, smaller, or
remain the same?
.......................The ratio gets larger............................................................
10.
As the cell grows larger, what happens to the Total Surface Area-to-Weight Ratio?
..................The surface area gets smaller in terms of ratio....................................................
11.
Why can't cells survive when the Total Surface Area-to-Volume ratio becomes too small?
.............There is not enough surface area for respiration for such a large volume....................
12.
Which size cell has the greatest Total Surface Area-to-Volume Ratio?
............................Cell size 4...................................................................
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