Cows Are Able to Survive on a Diet Consisting Almost

question 16

Multiple Choice

Cows are able to survive on a diet consisting almost entirely of cellulose because

• A)cows are autotrophic.
• B)cows can manufacture all 20 amino acids out of sugars in the liver.
• C)unlike humans,the saliva the cow produces has enzymes capable of digesting cellulose.
• D)cows have cellulose-digesting,symbiotic microorganisms in their rumens.

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