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: The '''surface area to volume ratio''' explains why a [[mouse]] will freeze quicker in cold [[temperature]]s than a [[bear]] and why [[multicellular]] [[organism]]s need specialised [[tissue]]s with large [[Surface Area|surface areas]] to [[absorb (biology)|absorb]] [[nutrient]]s and [[Oxygen]].
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|columnpancolumnspan="3" As the size of an [[object]] decreases the [[Surface Area|surface area]] becomes larger compared to the [[Volume (Space)|volume]] of the [[object]].
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