Which of the following is an effect of a decrease in the surface-area-to-volume ratio of a cell?
a. Genes mutate, resulting in a cancerous cell.
b. Waste removal becomes slower.
c. The cell cycle speeds up.

Question

Which of the following is an effect of a decrease in the surface-area-to-volume ratio of a cell?
a. Genes mutate, resulting in a cancerous cell.
b. Waste removal becomes slower.
c. The cell cycle speeds up.

anonymous · Answer

b. waste removal becomes slower

because the V increases ^3 and SA increases ^2, meaning the volume increases much more rapidly and diffusion across the cytoplasm takes longer.