a
large
means there
SA : U Ratio
is more
exposed surface area
↳ more areas for
diffusion to take
place
s
I .
It
-
3um
3cm
.
~ I
A
SA :54cm
I
both cubes have
A Y..
the volume
same ↓
SA :S
however
, lots of the area twice the
is volume
of the one
within
large cube
the middle
held
the cube made of smaller
cubes has more
surface
exposed to the environment
- more heat lost so
animals in cold higher metabolic rate
Climates tend to have to maintain temperature
Small SA I V ratios
↳ means heat isn't
lost as
easily