Small intestine in herbivores is longer than in carnivores. Do you agree? Support your
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Herbivores have longer small intestine to allow the cellulose to be digested completely. Herbivores have longer intestine than carnivores to digest grass. The intestine would host many small bacteria that process and breakdown cellulose into glucose.
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Yes i agree.
Cellulose forms the largest part of an herbivore's food . Digestion of cellulose takes a longer time , because the enzymes are produced by the ruminant bacteria that live in the gut of the herbivore. Longer small intestine ensures that the food stays for a longer duration and proper digestion is possible. In the case of carnivores, cellulose is not present in the diet thus the length of small intestive in less.
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