Experiments have been done on mice where they take away nucleic acids from their diets. Their findings showed that the mice without nucleic acids in their diet grew more slowly and also has shorter villi in their small intestines. Why might it make sense that a mouse with shorter intestinal villi would have slower growth? 1-Shorter villi in the small intestine would mean a reduced ability to absorb food only. 2-Shorter villiv inthe small intestine would mean a reduced aboilty to dihgest food and a reduced ability to absorb food. 3-Shorter villi in the small intestine would mean a reduced ability to digest food only. 4-shorter villi in the small intestine would mean a reduced ability to digest food and an increased ability to absorb food.

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Experiments have been done on mice where they take away nucleic acids from their diets. Their findings showed that the mice without nucleic acids in their diet grew more slowly and also has shorter villi in their small intestines. Why might it make sense that a mouse with shorter intestinal villi would have slower growth?

1-Shorter villi in the small intestine would mean a reduced ability to absorb food only.

2-Shorter villiv inthe small intestine would mean a reduced aboilty to dihgest food and a reduced ability to absorb food.

3-Shorter villi in the small intestine would mean a reduced ability to digest food only.

4-shorter villi in the small intestine would mean a reduced ability to digest food and an increased ability to absorb food.

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