Consider the information in the chart above. As the volume increased: what happened to the ratio?
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Explanation:
SIZES OF ORGANISMS: THE SURFACE AREA:VOLUME RATIO
Introduction: Two- and three-dimensional parameters of organisms (i.e., surface area and volume) do not necessarily increase or decrease proportionally to increases or decreases in one-dimensional, or linear, parameters (i.e., length). For example, the greater the diameter of a single-celled organism, the less surface area it has relative to its volume. The surface area to volume ratio is a way of expressing the relationship between these parameters as an organism's size changes.
Importance: Changes in the surface area to volume ratio have important implications for limits or constraints on organism size, and help explain some of the modifications seen in larger-bodied organisms.