Why Are Cattle Able to Survive on a Diet Consisting

question 37

Multiple Choice

Why are cattle able to survive on a diet consisting almost entirely of plant material?

• A)They are autotrophic.
• B)Cattle, like the rabbit, reingest their feces.
• C)They manufacture all 15 amino acids out of sugars in the liver.
• D)Cattle saliva has enzymes capable of digesting cellulose.
• E)They have cellulose-digesting, symbiotic microorganisms in chambers of their stomachs.

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