Limits_To_Cell_Size

Limits To Cell Size Limits to Cell Size Abstract This experiment was performed in order to shed light on the microscope size of most cells. The test was done to observe the relationship between the surface area and the volume of the cell. By using different sized samples of blue agar as our “cells”, we observed how fast and how well they could take in an acid. Introduction Almost all cells are unable to be seen by the naked eye. The reasoning for their extreme tiny size lies in the a cells surface area/volume ratio. A cell is surrounded by a plasma membrane which controls everything that enters and leaves the cell. “ The plasma membrane must be large enough relative to the cell volume to keep up with the demands of regulating the passage of materials” (Solomon 73). If the volume of the cell exceeds the handling capabilities of the cell membrane, the cell will die. The survival of the cell depends heavily upon the relationship between its surface area and volume (Petersen 59). In this experiment, different size samples of blue agar were used as cells of various sizes. I believe that that the “cells” of great size and volume will not be able to take cell, cells, volume, experiment, surface, blue, length, feeding, diameter, size, ratio, efficiency, different, area/volume, after, smallest, samples, results, portion, membrane, largest, larger, bowl, between, agar, acid, two, take, small, relationship, plasma, performed, measured, large