How Does The Concentration Affect The Rate Of Cell Diffusion
In the experiment, as the size of the cube decreased, the absorption rate increased, showing that the smaller cells absorbed more sodium hydroxide than bigger cells. The smaller cells were able to absorb more sodium hydroxide as they have a bigger surface area to volume ratio causing them to act more efficiently than the bigger cells. The smallest cell had a ratio of 1:12 while the biggest cell had a ratio of 1:2, leaving a gap of 5:12 causing the bigger cell to act less efficient in absorbing the solution in a period of 10 minutes. Also, as the size of the cube increased, the surface area increased more quickly than the volume such as the difference between the volume of the biggest (3cm) cube and the smallest cube (0.5cm) was only 26.9 ㎤
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The majority of the organelles were able to receive the nutrient in the 1 cm cell and almost all of them in the 0.5 cm cell. This is caused due to the larger surface area to volume ratio as the cell size depends on the efficiency of the material to flow in and out through diffusion. Through diffusion, the organelles in the cell receive all the vitally needed nutrients to survive. If there is a big surface area to volume ratio such as 1:2, then this process will be delayed due to the sodium hydroxide having to cover a larger distance resulting in the cell is not functioning very efficiently. If the cell is smaller, such as the 0.5 cm cube, the sodium hydroxide will have to cover lesser distances, causing all the organelles to receive proper nutrients at the right time and carry out their work faster. For instance, if there was smaller surface area compared to volume, such as the biggest cube, then there would be hardly any surface area to exchange materials through substances. Another reason why cell division might take place is due to the increase in surface area of volume ratio. Mitosis helps the cell by keeping it in the original size and ensuring that diffusion is performed easily and thus resulting in the cell working
The majority of the organelles were able to receive the nutrient in the 1 cm cell and almost all of them in the 0.5 cm cell. This is caused due to the larger surface area to volume ratio as the cell size depends on the efficiency of the material to flow in and out through diffusion. Through diffusion, the organelles in the cell receive all the vitally needed nutrients to survive. If there is a big surface area to volume ratio such as 1:2, then this process will be delayed due to the sodium hydroxide having to cover a larger distance resulting in the cell is not functioning very efficiently. If the cell is smaller, such as the 0.5 cm cube, the sodium hydroxide will have to cover lesser distances, causing all the organelles to receive proper nutrients at the right time and carry out their work faster. For instance, if there was smaller surface area compared to volume, such as the biggest cube, then there would be hardly any surface area to exchange materials through substances. Another reason why cell division might take place is due to the increase in surface area of volume ratio. Mitosis helps the cell by keeping it in the original size and ensuring that diffusion is performed easily and thus resulting in the cell working