0
Cellulose is a complex long chain of molecules and very few animals have the capacity to digest them. Digestion is the breakdown of food into smaller and simpler molecules. In order to breakdown cellulose we would have to have much larger digestive systems. That is one reason why the dinosaurs grew so big. They ate vegetation that contained a lot of cellulose, so in order to gain the nutrition it had to offer they needed huge gizzards (dinosaur stomachs).
Just A Bit Of A Correction:
Humans cannot digest cellulose because we lack the enzymes that are required to break the bonds that hold the glucose monomers together.
It is not to do with the size of your digestive system!
Some animals that can digest cellulose are:
-kangaroos
-koalas
-cattle
and other herbivores that host large bacterial populations.
Although, cellulose is still important to humans as it helps to clear out the digestive system by scraping the lining of the large intestine, which stimulates the secrection fo mucus. This helps solids to move easily along the tract.
Hope I helped! :)
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoHumans can not digest cellulose which is found in the plant cell walls. We call this fiber.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoA human can eat any part of the plant, but they can not digest the Cell Wall of the plant.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoThey are Cell Wall and cytoplasm.
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoit depends on the plant.
Anonymous
hehf
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Is glycogen digestible?
Yes. it is
Is pollen in the male part of the plant or the female?
Pollen is the male part of the plant as it grows down to the egg of the flower which is a female part of the plant. and it it is in the middle also.
The part of the plant that is considered the food factory is the?
The part of the plant which is considered the "food factory" is the leaves. This is because this is the part of the plant where photosynthesis occurs which makes the food for the plant.
What type of cell is shown at right?
there are two types of cells plant cells and animal cells. a animal cell (found in humans) is a circular shape. the plant cell is sort of a box shape. the only thing different about the cells are that plant cells have one more part, chloroplast. also the plant vacuole is bigger that the animal cell
Do humans have stomata?
No. Stomata are only found in plant leaves.
What part of a coconut plant do humans eat?
The endosperm of the seed
What is the only body part that is not digestible if eaten?
head
Are humans fish and cats part od the plant kingdom?
No, they are part of the animal kingdom.
What is a non digestible type of complex carbohydrate that occurs naturally in plant food?
starch!
What part of the plant does spinach come from?
Spinach consists of the dark green leaves of the plant Spinacia oleracea.Interestingly, the plant's red berries are poisonous to humans.
Name one plant that humans can safely eat part of but other parts of the same plant are poisonous?
Um;Earth?Maybe lol.idk 0.0
What part of the rice plant do you eat when you eat rice?
It is the seeds of the Oryza Sativa (rice grass).
Are daffodils vegetable?
A vegetable is an edible plant or plant part that can be eaten cooked or raw. Every part of a daffodil is toxic (poisonous) to humans and many other animals, so it would not fit the definition of a vegetable.
What is dieters fiber?
Dietary fibre is also known as cellulose and is found in plant cells. It is a complex carbohydrate that is not digestible, but it aids with digestion.
How can you put digestible in a sentence?
Don't worry, the food is digestible.
What species of plant is an oat?
The genus and species name of the oat is Avena sativa. The oat is a member of the grass family. The part of the oat that is eaten by humans is the seed of the plant.
Plant cells store glucose as a polysaccharide called?
The cell walls of plants can actually have two layers. The primary structure is a polysaccharide known as cellulose (which is actually not digestible when consumed by humans). Later in the plant's life a second cell wall can be developed using a molecule known as lignin which is quite rigid even after the plant has died.
