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Chapter 46.8, Problem 1LO
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To explain: That how vertebrates digest cellulose.
Introduction: Vertebrates comprise all species of animals within the subphylum Vertebrata. Vertebrate has a backbone and a skeleton. There are five classes of vertebrates which are fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
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