Typically as cells grow, their increase in volume outpaces their increase in sur

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Typically as cells grow, their increase in volume outpaces their increase in surface area, and continued survival requires undergoing asexual reproduction to reestablish a healthy surface area to volume ratio. Thus, which of these is least likely to contribute to the ability of a single-celled foraminiferan to grow to a diameter of several centimeters? A) Its symbiotic algae absorb metabolic waste products from the cytoplasm. B) Its threadlike pseudopods dramatically increase its surface area to volume ratio. C) Its calcium carbonate test contributes extra mass. D) Its symbiotic algae provide glucose to the cytoplasm. E) Its symbiotic algae provide oxygen to the cytoplasm.

Explanation / Answer

The only option that does not matter when dealing with surface to volume ratios is the calcium carbonate mass (C) All the rest contribute to survival and allow further self-sustained growth without becoming dependent on the environment

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