Humans Are Not Able to Digest Cellulose as a Food

question 14

Multiple Choice

Humans are not able to digest cellulose as a food source because:

• A) Cellulose is very insoluble.
• B) It is more important that the cellulose is used as fiber in our bodies.
• C) We lack the enzyme to break the β linkage in the cellulose.
• D) Cellulose is insoluble and we lack the enzyme to break the β linkage in the cellulose.
• E) All of these are reasons why we cannot digest cellulose.

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