Question

Some cells in the body have adapted to the task of absorption and excretion of large amounts of materials. in what ways have these cells adapted to this task?

Answer 1

 Many cells have specialized shapes that help accomplish the task of absorbing, excreting large amounts of materials. One important factor cell design for exchanging materials efficiently is to have a relatively large surface area compared to the volume of the cell. An intestinal epithelial cell, for example. Instead of being a large round blob, it is long and stretched out to have a large surface area where absorption and excretion can occur. I hope this helps.