Refer to the Figure Below

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure below. The villi of the small intestine are lined with epithelial cells that absorb nutrients from digested food on one side and transfer these nutrients into the blood on the other side.Which cell shown in the figure would be most efficient as an epithelial cell in the intestinal villi, and why?

A) Cell B because it has a greater volume than cell A.
B) Cell A because its volume is greater than its surface area.
C) Cell B because it has a greater surface area than cell A.
D) Cell A because it has a larger surface area-to-volume ratio than cell B.
E) Cell B because it has a larger overall size than cell A.