surface area volume ratio Flashcards
How to calculate?
= calculate surface area calculate volume and then divife by eachotyer
What do smaller organisms ahve?
= very large surface area
= compare to their volume
= big surface area for the exchange of substances, smaller distance from the outside
= organisms can simply exchange substances across surface
What do larger organisms have?
= smaller surface area, to its volume, the distance from middle to outisde
= larger organisms will have a high metabolic rate,
= adapations to help exchange across surfaces
What is adapation for digestion?
= vili and microvili
What is the adapation for gas exchange in humans?
= alvoli and bronchioles
What is the adapatation for insect gas exchange?
= tracheoles
= spiracles
What is the adaptation for leaves?
= thin wide leavesWh
What is the adapation for humans?
= cappilary network