Each small cube has a volume of 1 cm 3. The volume of the cuboid is 12 cm 3. The surface area of a 3D shape is the total area of all the faces. A cube has six faces which are all squares.

Note that as the radius of a cell increases from 1x to 3x (left), the surface area increases from 1x to 9x, and the volume increases from 1x to 27x. Eukaryotic cells are more complex than ...

As the side length of the cube increases, both the surface area and volume grow ... the surface-to-volume ratio increases inversely proportionally. This relationship holds true for other shapes as ...

Practise finding the surface area and volume of prisms with this quiz. You may need a pen and paper to help you with your answers. Manufacturers often use prism shapes for containers or packaging.