Biology A-Level
Surface area to volume ratio in plants
What Surface area to volume ratio in plants means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Surface area to volume ratio in plants
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Multicellular plants are large, so this ratio is small, meaning diffusion across the outer surface would be too slow to supply every cell.
Topics that use Surface area to volume ratio in plants
- Transport in plants (OCR A-Level)
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