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What does the appendix has to do with inability to digest cellulose?
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∙ 13y ago
the appendix digest cellulose, but human appendix does not work.
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∙ 13y ago
The human appendix is a vestigial organ that no longer serves a significant digestive function. It is not directly related to the body's ability to digest cellulose, which is a complex carbohydrate found in plants. Inability to digest cellulose is due to the lack of necessary enzymes in the human digestive system.
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How do you use the word cellulose in a sentence?
Cellulose is a primary component of plant cell walls and provides structural support to plants.
What are some organisms that contain cellulose?
Cellulose is hard to digest plant material found in plants such as grass and leaves.Herbivores such as Cows and giraffes can digest cellulose.certain types of bacteria can digest cellulose as well.
Some bacteria benefit mammals by helping with?
One good benefit for herbivores is relative to the appendix. Plant's have different cells to animals in that they have a cell wall, which is made up of cellulose. Mammals typically have difficulty digesting this material and it can lower the amount of nutrition absorbed from their food. Herbivores tend to have a relatively large appendix and this provides a 'safe house' for bacteria to colonise, within the bacteria colony are bacteria who can digest cellulose, allowing the mammal to benefit from extra nutritional absorption. As a side note, evolution predicts this trend in the size of the appendix and easily explains why herbivores have a larger appendix than carnivores or omnivores.
Is the appendix used to digest tree bark?
No, the human appendix is not used to digest tree bark. The appendix is a small organ located at the junction of the small and large intestines and its exact function is still not entirely clear, but it is not involved in digesting tree bark or any other specific type of food.
What is mainly composed of cellulose?
cellulose basically found in plants human being can not digest the cellulose but animal can digest very well and easily specially herbivores animals. we see that cellulose not digest in human being but its important nutrients for human beings becoz its contain fiber which non digest able carb. the function of die trey fibers decrease the absorptions of glucose cholesterol form in intestine
How do grass eating animals digest cellulose?
They have appendix as a working organ, its vestigial in humans.
How do you use the word cellulose in a sentence?
Cellulose is a primary component of plant cell walls and provides structural support to plants.
Can you eat grass?
Grass has cellulose, which humans do not have the bacteria to digest, like cows or horses do. You can eat it, but you can't really digest it for energy. Also, something about not having a working appendix.
The Cecum contains microorganisms which digest cellulose.Why would the presence of these microorganisms be important in the process of digestion?
Herbivorous mammals don't secrete the enzymes required to digest cellulose. They sub-contract the work of cellulose digestion to guest bacteria. The bacteria are provided with a home and lots of food in exchange. Humans don't do this. We have no capacity to digest cellulose. The appendix is the remnant of the Caecum in the human.
Does the common rat have an appendix?
I do know that rats have an appendix because i dissected one. I'm trying to figure out what its function is, and i think it helps digest cellulose mostly in herbivores.I think I remember vaguely that the appendix is bigger than the stomach and is used to digest things like tree nuts. And I have also recently dissected a rat!
Why people dont eat things with very high levels of cellulose?
People cannot digest cellulose
What part of the digestive system is cellulose digestive?
None. Animals that can digest cellulose host special bacteria to digest the cellulose molecules, and humans do not host these.
Why are ruminant able to digest cellulose?
Actually ruminants cannot digest cellulose, they have symbiotic bacteria in a part of their stomach called a "rumen" digest the cellulose down to sugars and starches that the ruminants can actually digest in another part of their stomach later.
Where is cellulose digested in humans?
Humans can't digest cellulose.
Can amylase digest cellulose?
no
Can peptidase digest cellulose?
No
What Does The Rumen Digest?
Cellulose.
