Select the correct statement about absorption.

A. Eighty percent of ingested materials have been absorbed by the end of the large intestine.

B. Carbohydrates diffuse across the villus epithelium and are then actively transported into blood capillaries.

C. If intact proteins are transported across the villus epithelium, an immune response may be generated.

D. Amino acid transport is linked to chloride transport.

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Landen Leon

Biology

10 January, 21:53

Select the correct statement about absorption.

A. Eighty percent of ingested materials have been absorbed by the end of the large intestine.

B. Carbohydrates diffuse across the villus epithelium and are then actively transported into blood capillaries.

C. If intact proteins are transported across the villus epithelium, an immune response may be generated.

D. Amino acid transport is linked to chloride transport.

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Richard Shaffer · Answer 1

The answer would be C.

A, would automatically be incorrect because 80% is not the correct percentage.

For D, it would be wrong because those amino acid transporters prefer small and polar transports.