What Is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology
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ISBN: 9781319065447
Author: Jay Phelan
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 23, Problem 10SA
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How mammals that don't have enzymes for the digestion of cellulose are able to extract nutrients from foods that contain cellulose.
Introduction:
Various bacteria live in the digestive organs of animals that consume cellulose-rich foods.
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