Smaller Single-Celled Organisms Do Not Require as High an Oxygen

question 170

Multiple Choice

Smaller single-celled organisms do not require as high an oxygen concentration as larger ones do.This is because the smaller cells

• A) have a faster metabolic rate per unit mass.
• B) have a slower metabolic rate per unit mass.
• C) have a lower surface area-to-volume ratio.
• D) have a greater surface area-to-volume ratio.
• E) divide more quickly than small cells do.

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