Chapter 1, Problem 4P

(a)

Summary Introduction

To determine: The effect of surface to volume ratio on the rate of metabolism.

Introduction:

Metabolism refers to the sum total of all the life-sustaining chemical reactions taking place in a cell. Metabolism provides energy for basic life processes, eliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body, and makes building blocks of the body. Metabolism consists of two basic processes: catabolism and anabolism.

(b)

Summary Introduction

To determine: The surface to volume ratio for the spherical bacterium Neisseria gonorrhea of diameter $0.5\mu \text{m}$ and compare it with the surface to volume ratio for globular amoeba with diameter $150\mu \text{m}$.

Introduction:

Metabolism refers to the sum total of all the life-sustaining chemical reactions taking place in a cell. Metabolism provides energy for basic life processes, eliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body, and makes building blocks of the body. Metabolism consists of two basic processes: catabolism and anabolism.