3.3.1 Surface area to volume ratio Flashcards

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1
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The name given to the environment surrounding a cell

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tissue fluid

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2
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Single celled organisms can match their metabolic demands by

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simple diffusion

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3
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Exchange of materials in living organisms occurs at ..

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exchange surfaces e.g. lungs, intestine

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4
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How much material that needs to be exchanged in an organism depends on

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its size and its metabolic rate

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5
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Substances a cell exchanges with its environment include

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oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients (glucose)

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6
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Exchange of materials in living organisms takes place via (4 types of transport)..

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simple diffusion
facilitated diffusion
osmosis
active transport

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As an organism gets larger what happens to its surface area to volume ratio?

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its gets smaller - less efficient exchange.

Special exchange surfaces therefore required i.e. lungs

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How do larger organisms cope with their increasing size?

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They have specialised exchange surfaces - which have large surface area:volume ratio!

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they are flat and thin therefore no cell is too far away from the surface

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9
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What is ficks law?

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diffusion rate is directly proportional to surface area x difference in concentration divided by length of the diffusion pahway

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10
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How are specialised exchange surfaces adapted?

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  1. Large surface area to volume ratio
  2. Thin - short diffusion pathway
  3. Selectively permeable
  4. Extensive blood supply to maintain concentration gradient
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11
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single celled organisms SA: volume ratio is described as

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large surface area to volume ratio

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12
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single celled organisms obtain their nutrients via..

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simple diffusion

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13
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Why are insects usually small

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their tracheal system relies on diffusion, for this to be efficient the diffusion path needs to be short and this is only achieved if the insects are small

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Maths Skills:

If a cube had a side length of 1cm, what would it’s SA be?

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6 cm2

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Maths Skills:

If a cube had a side length of 1cm, what would it’s volume be?

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1 cm3

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16
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Maths Skills:

What is the SA:V ratio of a cube with a side of 1cm

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6:1

17
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Maths Skills:

How do you calculate the volume of a sphere?

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4/3 x 3.14 x r3

3.14 = pi, r = radius

18
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Maths skills:

How do you calculate the surface area of a sphere?

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4 x 3.14 x r2

3.14 = pi, r = radius

19
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List 4 features of specialised exchange surfaces

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  1. Large SA - increases rate of exchange
  2. Thin - short diffusion distance
  3. Selectively permeable - allows selected materials to cross
  4. Diffusion gradient maintained - eg by movement of medium - blood, air
20
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Remember substances not only have to move into cells, they have to move into organelles too.
What would move into mitochondria and why?

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Oxygen and glucose for (aerobic) respiration

21
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explain the relationship between size and surface area to volume ratio in organisms

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as size increases, SA:volume ratio decreases

22
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explain why oxygen uptake is a measure of metabolic rate in organisms

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oxygen used in respiration which is chemical process