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Homework 2 Importance of SA To V Ratios SB8a.5
Homework 2 Importance of SA To V Ratios SB8a.5
a oxygen
b urea
c glucose
d Give one way in which both the capillaries and alveoli are adapted to help this movement.
e Explain why a faster flow of blood in the capillaries increases the rate at which oxygen gets
into the blood.
3 The drawing below shows two cells in the wall of the small intestine. Use ideas about SA : V ratios to
explain the shape of the cells.
Extra challenge
4 a Draw diagrams to show the typical structure of animal and plant cells.
b Explain why plant cells can become much bigger than animal cells.