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Bacteria eat the parts of the food in the large intestine that are edible to them and they release bi-products when they digest it, specifically gases. These bacteria also produce B complex vitamins and vitamin K.
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What beneficial substance are produce by bacteria in the large intestine?
Bacteria in the large intestine can produce important vitamins for the body. For example, some bacteria produce vitamin K from eating fiber. Some bacteria also produce vitamin D.
Where is the bacteria in digestion found?
Bacteria are found in the large intestine (strictly speaking, bacteria are found everywhere, but there are a particularly large number of them in the large intestine).
Which structure is home to bacteria that produce vitamins as by products of their metabolism?
stomach - i thought it was the stomach but in a quiz it was the large intestine...
What are the cells that produce mucous in the large intestine called?
Mucus
What is the main function of bacteria found in the large intestine?
The bacteria of the large intestine aid in digestion by eating the cellulose in the digested chyme causing waste material. In other words, they help digest the food you eat. And they produce B complex vitamins as well as most of the Vitamin K that we need for proper blood clotting. Once formed, these vitamins are absorbed from the large intestine and enter the blood. Another by-product of bacterial action is flatulence, or the production of gas.
What beneficial substance are produce by bacteria in the large intestine?
Bacteria in the large intestine can produce important vitamins for the body. For example, some bacteria produce vitamin K from eating fiber. Some bacteria also produce vitamin D.
What beneficial substances are produced by bacteria the large intestine?
Bacteria in the large intestine can produce important vitamins for the body. For example, some bacteria produce vitamin K from eating fiber. Some bacteria also produce vitamin D.
What bacteria helps to produce of vitamin b?
The large intestine contains bacteria that make vitamins for the body.
Where is the major site of vitamin K and B formation by bacteria?
Most synthesized by bacteria in the Large Intestine
Where is the bacteria in digestion found?
Bacteria are found in the large intestine (strictly speaking, bacteria are found everywhere, but there are a particularly large number of them in the large intestine).
Which structure is home to bacteria that produce vitamins as by products of their metabolism?
stomach - i thought it was the stomach but in a quiz it was the large intestine...
How does the immune system tie in with the small intestine?
The small intestine hold bacteria From the you eat and exiles it through the large intestine, rectum, and anus. The small intestine hold bacteria From the you eat and exiles it through the large intestine, rectum, and anus. The small intestine hold bacteria From the you eat and exiles it through the large intestine, rectum, and anus.
What types of organisms are found in the large intestine?
Bacteria
Vitamin synthesizing bacteria live in?
In the large intestine.
WHAT IS THE digestion that occurs in the large intestine is caused by?
Bacteria
Which nutrients passes through the large intestine mostly unabsorbed?
None. The large intestine doesnt even abosrd nutrients (to any significant degree) let alone produce them. The intestine itself does not create any nutrients, but the bacteria living in it do. Bacteria can eat some wastes to create nutrients. Even though most absorption of nutrients is done in the small intestines, the large intestine absorbs the vitamins that the bacteria inside it create.
Which intestine contain bacteria that feeds on material passing through?
It is the large intestine. AND you are so welcome
