Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
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ISBN: 9781260411140
Author: Cleveland P Hickman Jr. Emeritus, Susan L. Keen, David J Eisenhour Professor PhD, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson Associate Professor of Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 32, Problem 6RQ
Which structural modifications vastly increase the internal surface area of the intestine (both invertebrate and vertebrate), and why is this large surface area important?
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