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by E Brunsell on Jul 14, 2010

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Biggest surface area?
Biggest volume?
Biggest surface area to volume ratio?
TEM micrograph of mitochondria in human lung tissue cell
Some of the answers people gave:
“It increases the surface area so it can have more room.”
“There is more surface area for reactions.”
“It has more surface area to function with more folds.”
Which of these benefit from having a large surface area to volume ratio?
(a large surface area and a small volume)
- Lung tissue
- Cabbage leaf
- Whale’s body
- Small intestine wall
- Penis
- Fish gills
- DNA molecule