Universidad de Monterrey

Vicerrectoría de Educación Media Superior

Academy of Natural Sciences
Assessment Ranking
IB attribute: Balanced. They understand the importance of intellectual, physical and emotional balance to achieve
personal well-being for themselves and others.

Basic disciplinary competencies:

CE-5. Contrast the results obtained in an investigation or experiment with previous hypotheses and communicate
conclusions.
CLU: Introduction to Experimental Sciences
Activity: Surface/Volume Ratio Calculations
Criteria Ratings Pts
3 pts 2 pts 0 pts
Excellent Sufficient Insufficient
Section I
3 pts
Answers all of the Answers half the Answer incorrectly
questions correctly questions correctly the questions.
5 pts 3 pts 0 pts
Excellent Sufficient Insufficient
Section II
Answers incorrectly 5 pts
Answers all of the Answer half the
most of the
questions correctly questions correctly.
questions.

3 pts 2 pts 0 pts

Excellent Sufficient Insufficient
Section III 3 pts
Answers correctly all of Half of the section Section is
the items in the section. is answered incomplete
5 pts 3 pts 0 pts
Excellent Sufficient Insufficient
Predicts which
Section IV Predicts which species species requires to 5 pts
Doesn’t answer the
requires to eat more eat more without
question.
justifying the answer justifying the
answer

4 pts 2 pts 0 pts

Excellent Sufficient Insufficient

Doesn’t describe
Section V Describes how the 4 pts
Partially describes how the
surface/volume ratio how the surface to surface/volume
limits cell size. volume ratio limits ratio limits cell
the cell size size.

Puntos totales: 20
 UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTERREY
VICERRECTORÍA DE EDUCACIÓN MEDIA SUPERIOR
ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES

Name: __________________________________________________________ ID: ______________

Date: ________________________________ Room: ___________

Activity. Surface/Volume Ratio Calculations.

Purpose: Calculate the surface/volume ratio that is important in the limitation of cell size.

Instructions: Read and answer the following sections:

Section I. Answer the questions using the table as a reference.

Table 1. Surface area (mm2) and volume measurements (mm3) of five mammals.

Mammals Surface Area (mm 2) Volume (mm3)

Species 1 2 12

Species 2 74 90

Species 3 76 83

Species 4 29 72

Species 5 5 21

1. Identify the species that has the smallest surface area: ___________________________________

2. Identify the species that has the largest volume. ________________________________________

Section II. Complete Table 2 using the data from Table 1. Calculate the Surface/Volume Ratio for the
species. Show calculations.
Table 2. Surface/volume Ratio for 5 different mammals.

Mammals Surface Area Volume (mm3) Calculation Surface/Volume

(mm2) Ratio

Species 1 2 12 2/12=

Species 2 74 90

Species 3 76 83 76/83=

Species 4 29 72

Species 5 5 21

According to table 2, answer the following question:

1. Identify the species with the highest surface/volume ratio. ________________________________

2. Identify the species with the lowest surface/volume ratio. _________________________________

Section IV. Use the information provided by Table 2 to answer the following questions.

1. Predict which species must eat more frequently. Justify your answer.
________________________________________

Section V. Apply the learned concepts to answer the following questions.

1. Based on the information analyzed in the previous questions, describe how the surface/volume
ratio limits cell size.

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_________________________________________________________________________________

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HONOR Pledge:
I__(name)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ hereby affirm that I have done this activity with
academic integrity.