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For most plants, but not all, the leaves are the main place where energy is trapped from the sun. The leaves have a broad surface (flat shape) to catch as much of the sun as they can.

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What characteristics of the leaves help make the most food by photosynthesis?

Leaves have several characteristics that help maximize food production through photosynthesis. These include a large surface area for maximum light absorption, a thin and transparent structure to allow light penetration, specialized cells called chloroplasts that contain the pigment chlorophyll for capturing light energy, and a network of veins that transport water and nutrients to support photosynthesis. Additionally, leaves are often arranged in a way that avoids self-shading, ensuring efficient light capture.


What are folds of the large intestinal mucosa called?

The folds of the large intestinal mucosa are called colonic haustra. These haustra are pouch-like structures that form due to the muscular contractions of the colon. They help to increase the surface area for absorption of water and electrolytes in the large intestine.


Does the surface area of a container affect the water loss?

Yes, the surface area of a container can affect water loss due to evaporation. A larger surface area provides more opportunities for water molecules to escape into the air, leading to increased evaporation rates. Conversely, a smaller surface area can help reduce water loss.


How does the structure of a leaf help with transpiration?

Increasing surface area via capillary action


How many neurons and intestinal cells each have greatly increased surface area?

Neurons have greatly increased surface area due to their dendrites and axons. Intestinal cells have greatly increased surface area due to microvilli on the surface of the cells that help in absorption of nutrients.

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What has a large surface area to help a cell absorb water quickly?

root hair


How does your body adopt surface area to volume ratio to help exchange gases-?

The skin surface is not large enough for big creatures such as humans; therefore we have structures in our lungs that greatly increase the surface area.


How does microvilli help in the digestion of food?

The provide the small intestine with a large surface area, and provides the capillaries close to the surface.


How does the large surface area of the leaf help it to make food more efficiently?

the bigger the leaf the more surface area, the more surface area the more food from the sunlight. think about things your brain is capable of figuring things out if you give it the chance


What 2 features of a villi help the small intestine function?

Large surface area Thin- Short distance for diffusion


What forms the large surface area of the small intetestine?

Many folds and tiny microvilli line the small intestine. The microvilli are like tiny fingers and these help increase the surface area.


What has a large surface area to help the cells absorb water quickly?

Root hair cell


How does a large surface area help the function of a system?

A surface is where things happen between what is on one side of the surface and the other. Thus in general if you want more of these happenings (eg gas exchange) you need the biggest possible surface area. If however you want to minimise these happenings (eg heat loss) you try and reduce the surface area.


Why do some plants have large broad leaves?

To maximise the surface area for photosynthesis, plants increase the size of their leaves


What are the small hair like projections that increase the surface area of the intestinal wlls?

The small hair-like projections are called villi. They are found in the small intestine and help increase the surface area for absorption of nutrients by providing a large area for contact with digested food.


How does the large paddled feet of a camel help it?

To spread their weight out over the sand, which helps to prevent them from sinking in to it. Camels are adapted to walk long distances in deserts, hence, they have evolved to form large, broad, flat feet. More surface area means less pressure exerted on that surface, and vice-versa as the pressure is distributed on a large area.


What characteristics of the leaves help make the most food by photosynthesis?

Leaves have several characteristics that help maximize food production through photosynthesis. These include a large surface area for maximum light absorption, a thin and transparent structure to allow light penetration, specialized cells called chloroplasts that contain the pigment chlorophyll for capturing light energy, and a network of veins that transport water and nutrients to support photosynthesis. Additionally, leaves are often arranged in a way that avoids self-shading, ensuring efficient light capture.