Explain why damaged villi may result in poor growth (4 marks)

(mark 1) damaged villi reduce the surface area for villi (mark 2) meaning fewer amino acids and glucose are absorbed (mark 3) less glucose present means there is less energy transferred in respiration (mark 4) fewer amino acids are available to build proteins

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