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The Fundamental Unit of Life — Science STD 9 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceThe Fundamental Unit of Life1 Mark
MCQ
When the cell is small, then $........$?
  • A
    Nucleus will be very small.
  • B
    Nucleus will be very large.
  • ✓
    It will be metabolically more active.
  • D
    It will be metabolically less active.
✓

Answer

Correct option: C.
It will be metabolically more active.
A small cell has less volume than a larger cell and so the enzymes, proteins are able to work faster due to surface area: volume ratio.
This causes things to move around a lot quicker in smaller cells than in larger cells and so are metabolically more active.

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