1.3 Transport in cells

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The table below shows information about four different sizes of cube-shaped agar blocks, which were prepared to model how cell size affects diffusion.

Agar blockSide length (mm\text{mm}mm)Surface area (mm2\text{mm}^2mm2)Volume (mm3\text{mm}^3mm3)Surface area to volume ratio
A (Smallest)22483 : 1
B496641.5 : 1
C8384512YYY : 1
D (Largest)16153640960.375 : 1
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Calculate the value of YYY in the table.

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b.

Describe the relationship between the size of the agar block and its surface area to volume ratio.

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