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mydiamond

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on: Sep 3, 2013
Cattle are able to survive on a diet consisting almost entirely of plant material because
A) they are autotrophic.
B) cattle, like rabbits, re-ingest their feces.
C) they manufacture all 15 amino acids out of sugars in the liver.
D) cattle saliva has enzymes capable of digesting cellulose.
E) they have cellulose-digesting, symbiotic microorganisms in chambers of their stomachs.


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Reply #1 on: Sep 4, 2013
I remember it being E

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Reply #2 on: Sep 26, 2014
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