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Would a spherical protist or a cylindrical protist have a higher surface area to volume ratio?

April 26, 2017area cylindrical protist ratio spherical volume

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Would a spherical protist or a cylindrical protist have a higher surface area to volume ratio?

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A cylindrical protist has a higher surface are to volume ratio. This is because of the physical properties of spheres (some rather complicated math proves that spheres hold the most volume for their area).