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WAEC Biology 2025 Question 5

Question 5

Animal Nutrition

If the small intestine of an organism does not have villi, the organism will have a problem with

  1. A.digestion of food only.
  2. B.absorption of water.
  3. C.absorption of nutrients only.
  4. D.digestion of food and absorption of nutrients.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (absorption of nutrients only.)

Explanation

Villi greatly increase the surface area of the small intestine for absorbing digested food; without them absorption of nutrients would suffer.