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Why do herbivores have longer, small intestine than carnivores?​

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Answered by shaivisharma46
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Answer:

The small intestine is longer in herbivore than in carnivore because herbivores consume plant and grass-based food which is full of cellulose and the digestion of cellulose takes a long time. ... Herbivores need a longer small intestine to allow cellulose to be digested as taken from green plants

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Answered by Barani22
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Explanation:

Digestion of cellulose takes a longer time. Hence, herbivores eating grass need a

longer small intestine to allow complete digestion of cellulose. Carnivorous animals

cannot digest cellulose due to the absence of enzyme CELLULASE, hence they

have a shorter intestine.

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