1. CELL FORM AND FUNCTION pp. 72-73

2. Cell shape Cells specialized (i.e. epithelial vs nerve cell)
Cell shape related to function of the cell

3. Cell size
Surface area to volume ratio decreases with increasing cell size
Volume increases quicker than the surface area

5. What does this mean for the cell?
INCREASES SURFACE AREA
The smaller the volume the more surface area to do work
Increases amount of membrane available to do work
I.E. Chloroplast: more area to absorb sunlight

7. DECREASES OVERALL SIZE
Distance to center increases as cell size increases
Difficulty exchanging materials (such as nutrients, oxygen, and waste products) across the cell or in and out of the cell