Step one: Read the
question completely and carefully.
Cover up the answers (pretend they
aren’t there) and read the question carefully.
You can force yourself to read carefully by
identifying key words in the question that provide
important information.
[Cell A] is a
roughly [spherical] animal cell with
a [radius of 10 microns]. [Cell
B] is also roughly [spherical]
and has a [radius of 20 microns].
Which of the following statements about these two
cells is [false]?
- Cell A has a smaller volume
than cell B.
- Cell B has a larger surface
area than cell A.
- Cell A has a larger surface
area–to-volume ratio than does cell B.
- Cell B has a larger surface
area–to-volume ratio than does cell A
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