What is the function of villi and microvilli in the small intestine?

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: The mucosa of the small intestine has villi and microvilli as adaptations to greatly increase
surface area for absorption.

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a. filter-feeders. b. grazers. c. suspension-feeders. d. detritus-feeders.

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Sometimes the DNA marker allele and a QTL occur together more frequently than would otherwise be expected, either because they interact or because of natural selection. What term describes this?

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Which process is carried out by the spliceosome?

A) exon removal B) intron removal C) transcription D) translation E) DNA replication

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Which is a possible source of genetic variation during meiosis?

A. mitosis B. crossing-over C. DNA replication D. protein synthesis

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