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What methods do cells use to increase the surface area to volume ratio?

Answer 1

it depends on the type of the cell.

Eukaryotic cells are compartmentalized, which is a method to increase the surface area as there are many membranes inside the cell across which many processes take place; in some cells, such as those that make up the lining of the villi in the small intestine, there are foldings in the outer cell membrane that also increase the surface area; prokaryotic cells have internal folding of the cell membrane that are responsible for certain functions like respiration.

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Answer 2

Ruby Armstrong

Through mechanisms such as membrane folding, microvilli formation, tissue villi and crypt development, and branching of structures like bronchioles in the respiratory system or capillaries in the circulatory system, cells increase the surface area to volume ratio.

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