Front | Why are exchange surfaces NOT needed for single-celled organisms? |
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Back | Gases and dissolves substances can diffuse directly into and out of the cell across the cell membrane. Because the large surface area to volume ratio, enough surfaces can be echanged across the membrane to supply the volume of the cell. |
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