MCQ
When the cell is small, then____________________?
- ANucleus will be very small.
- BNucleus will be very large.
- CIt will be metabolically more active.
- DIt will be metabolically less active.
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Answer
- It will be metabolically more active.
Explanation:
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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