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Date May 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 18M.1.HL.TZ1.20
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ1
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18M.1.HL.TZ1.20

Bacteria from chicken feces can cause a loss of intestinal villi in small children who happen to eat dirt in rural villages. Which effect could be expected from such a loss of villi?

A. Insufficient absorption of starch

B. Failure to digest dietary fibre

C. Malnutrition

D. An increase in microvilli

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Markscheme

C

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