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The small intestine has a very large surface area to increase the amount of area that glucose can diffuse out of the small intestine into the bloodstream. The large surface area is created by villi, which...

The membrane is folded therefore has a larger surface area for transport of nutrients by active transport and diffusion. Also, the membrane has a lot of protein carries in the membrane that are used for ...

The number of organisms reduces because between each level of the food chain about 10% of energy is lost through movement, through not the full organism on the previous level being eaten as bones and hair...

DNA is replicated within the nucleus of the cell through a process called semi-conservative replication. The first part of the process involves the splitting of the double stranded molecule into two separ...

Relevance: Body needs to make glucose for ATP production. (Energy production)Regulation:Both hormones insulin and glucagon are released from the islets of Langerhan in the pancreas.Insulin: Released from ...