Question

Why is small intestine is larger is larger in carnivores than herbivores???

Answer 1

Herbivores have large small intestine than carnivorous it is because the grass eaten by herbivores contains cellulose which take more time to digest than flesh which is eaten by carnivorous

Answer 2

Answer:

The small intestine in herbivores is larger than in carnivores because herbivores are plant eaters. The starch present in the plants is stored as cellulose in plant cells and cellulose is very difficult to digest. The small intestine of the herbivores like ruminants is present with anaerobic bacteria and other enzymes to digest cellulose. Further longer small intestine facilitates the food to stay in the gut for a longer period of time to ensure complete digestion of the cellulose. Due to the presence of anaerobic bacteria, ruminants like cows release a lot of methane gas after digestion.