Nutritionally, the Consumption of Feces (Coprophagy) Makes More Sense for Hindgut

question 46

Multiple Choice

Nutritionally, the consumption of feces (coprophagy) makes more sense for hindgut fermenters than foregut fermenters. Why?

• A) Nutrients produced by microbes in the hindgut are not absorbed; therefore, coprophagy enables hindgut fermenters to absorb nutrients produced by microbes.
• B) Microbial symbionts are not activated to produce nutrients unless they have passed through the digestive system at least twice.
• C) Microbial symbionts are rarely excreted; therefore, coprophagy enables hindgut fermenters to increase the population of beneficial microbes.
• D) The microenvironment in the hindgut is more favorable to microbes compared to the foregut.

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